escala

See also: escalá and escală

Catalan

Etymology 1

From , from Latin scāla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈka.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈka.la]

Noun

escala f (plural escales)

1. stairs
2. ladder
3. (poker) straight
4. scale, measure

Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from Italian scala, in this sense taken from Byzantine Greek σκάλα (skála), itself from Latin scala.

Noun

escala f (plural escales)

1. stopover

Further reading

• “escala” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scāla. Cognate of escada (“ladder, stairs”).

Noun

escala f (plural escalas)

1. scale, measure

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin scāla. Cognate of escada (“ladder, stairs”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iʃˈkalɐ/
• IPA^(key): /is.ˈka.lɐ/
• Hyphenation: es‧ca‧la

Noun

escala f (plural escalas)

1. scale, measure

Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from Italian scala, in this sense taken from Byzantine Greek σκάλα (skála), itself from Latin scala.

Noun

escala f (plural escalas)

1. stopover

Verb

escala

1. Template:pt-verb-form-of

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈkala/ [esˈka.la]
• Hyphenation: es‧ca‧la

Etymology 1

From Latin scāla. Cognates include French échelle.

Noun

escala f (plural escalas)

1. scale

Derived terms

• escala de Beaufort

 

Etymology 2

Verb

escala

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of escalar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of escalar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of escalar.

Related terms

• escalera

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Italian scala, in this sense taken from Byzantine Greek σκάλα (skála), itself from Latin scala.

Noun

escala f (plural escalas)

1. stopover