scala

See also Scala

English

Etymology

From Latin scāla (“ladder”)

Noun

scala (plural scalas or scalae)

1. Ladder; sequence.
2. (anatomy) Ladder-like structure in the cochlea of a mammal's ear.
3. A machine formerly used for reducing dislocations of the humerus.

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Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈska.la/

Noun

scala (plural scalas)

1. staircase

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin scāla (“stair, staircase, ladder”)

Noun

scala f. (plural scale)

1. ladder
2. stair
3. scale

Verb

scala

1. third-person singular present indicative of scalare
2. second-person singular imperative of scalare

Anagrams

• lasca

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Latin

Etymology

From scandō.

Noun

scāla (genitive scālae); f, first declension

1. ladder
2. (plural only; not used in singular form) stairs (flight of steps)

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	scāla	scālae
genitive	scālae	scālārum
dative	scālae	scālīs
accusative	scālam	scālās
ablative	scālā	scālīs
vocative	scāla	scālae

Descendants

English: scale French: échelle Italian: scala Portuguese: escaleira

Romanian: scară Spanish: escalera Dutch: schaal

References

• scala in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
• scala in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Old High German

Noun

scāla f.

1. shell
2. scale (dish of balance)
3. bowl