skala

See also: Appendix:Variations of "skala"

Icelandic

Noun

skala

1. indefinite accusative singular of skali
2. indefinite dative singular of skali
3. indefinite genitive singular of skali
4. indefinite accusative plural of skali
5. indefinite genitive plural of skali

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch schaal (“scale”) or Portuguese escala, from Latin scala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s(ə̆)kala/
• Hyphenation: ska‧la

Noun

skala (plural skala-skala)

1. scale:
   1. an ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement, means of assigning a magnitude
   2. the ratio of depicted distance to actual distance; A line or bar associated with a drawing, used to indicate measurement when the image has been magnified or reduced
   3. (mathematics) radix: A mathematical base for a numeral system
   4. gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order
   5. a standard amount of money to be received
   6. (music) a series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies

      Synonym: tangga nada

      Synonyms: skala, skel (Standard Malay)

Alternative forms

• sekala

Derived terms

• berskala
• penyekalaan

Further reading

• “skala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin scala, via Italian scala.

Noun

skala m (definite singular skalaen, indefinite plural skalaer, definite plural skalaene)

1. a scale (of measurement, including magnitude; on a map; in music)

Derived terms

• beaufortskala
• storskala
• tidsskala

References

• “skala” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin scala, via Italian scala.

Noun

skala m (definite singular skalaen, indefinite plural skalaer or skalaar, definite plural skalaene or skalaane)

1. a scale (of measurement, including magnitude; on a map; in music)

Derived terms

• beaufortskala
• storskala
• tidsskala

References

• “skala” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈska.la/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: ska‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Skala, from Italian scala, from Latin scāla.

Noun

skala f

1. scale (numerical sequence used for measurement)

   Synonym: podziałka

2. scale (size, scope)
3. scale (ratio of depicted distance to actual distance)
4. (music) scale (series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies)

Declension

Declension of skala

	singular	plural
nominative	skala	skale
genitive	skali	skal/skali
dative	skali	skalom
accusative	skalę	skale
instrumental	skalą	skalami
locative	skali	skalach
vocative	skalo	skale

Derived terms

verb

• skalować

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

skala

1. third-person singular future of skalać

Further reading

• skala in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• skala in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *skala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskala]

Noun

skala f (genitive singular skaly, nominative plural skaly, genitive plural skál, declension pattern of žena)

1. rock

Declension

Declension of skala
(pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	skala	skaly
genitive	skaly	skál
dative	skale	skalám
accusative	skalu	skaly
locative	skale	skalách
instrumental	skalou	skalami

Derived terms

nouns

• skalisko
• skalka
• úskalie
• úskalina

Further reading

• “skala”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *skala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skàːla/

Noun

skála f

1. rock (natural mineral aggregate)

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	skála
gen. sing.	skále
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	skála	skáli	skále
genitive (rodȋlnik)	skále	skál	skál
dative (dajȃlnik)	skáli	skálama	skálam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	skálo	skáli	skále
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	skáli	skálah	skálah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	skálo	skálama	skálami

Etymology 2

From Latin scāla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skàːla/

Noun

skála f

1. scale (indicating measurement)

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	skála
gen. sing.	skále
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	skála	skáli	skále
genitive (rodȋlnik)	skále	skál	skál
dative (dajȃlnik)	skáli	skálama	skálam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	skálo	skáli	skále
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	skáli	skálah	skálah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	skálo	skálama	skálami

Further reading

• “skala”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

skala c

1. a scale; ordered numerical sequence
2. a scale; scope
3. a scale; the ratio of depicted distance to actual distance
4. a scale; means of assigning a magnitude
5. a scale; a series of notes

Declension

Declension of skala

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	skala	skalas
	definite	skalan	skalans
plural	indefinite	skalor	skalors
	definite	skalorna	skalornas

Related terms

• millimeterskala
• nonieskala
• richterskala

Verb

skala (present skalar, preterite skalade, supine skalat, imperative skala)

1. to peel (to remove the skin or outer covering of)

   skala en banan

   peel a banana

2. to scale (change the size of while maintaining proportion)
3. (often with upp or ner) to scale (change the extent of)

   Vi skalar upp kebabsåsproduktionen

   We're scaling up kebab sauce production

4. (computing) to scale; to tolerate significant increases in throughput

Conjugation

Conjugation of skala (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	skala		skalas
supine	skalat		skalats
imperative	skala		—
imper. plural1	skalen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	skalar	skalade	skalas	skalades
ind. plural1	skala	skalade	skalas	skalades
subjunctive2	skale	skalade	skales	skalades
present participle		skalande
past participle		skalad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• skalapparat
• skalare
• skalbar
• skalfördel
• skalkniv
• skalning

References

• skala in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skala in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skala in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• alkas, kalas, lakas