skala

See also: Skala, skála, skåla, škála, skaļa, skaļā, şkala, skała, and Skała

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

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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.

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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.

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Polish

Etymology

From Latin scāla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈska.la/

• Audio

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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. 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

Related terms

• skalować

Further reading

• skala in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *skala

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskaɫa/

Noun

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

1. rock

Declension

Declension of skala

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

Derived terms

• skalka
• skalisko

Further reading

• skala in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

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Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *skala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskàːla/
• Tonal orthography: skála

Noun

skála f (genitive skále, nominative plural skále)

1. rock (natural mineral aggregate)

Declension

Declension of skála (feminine, a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	skála	skáli	skále
accusative	skálo	skáli	skále
genitive	skále	skál	skál
dative	skáli	skálama	skálam
locative	skáli	skálah	skálah
instrumental	skálo	skálama	skálami

Etymology 2

From Latin scāla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskàːla/
• Tonal orthography: skála

Noun

skála f (genitive skále, nominative plural skále)

1. scale (indicating measurement)

Declension

Declension of skála (feminine, a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	skála	skáli	skále
accusative	skálo	skáli	skále
genitive	skále	skál	skál
dative	skáli	skálama	skálam
locative	skáli	skálah	skálah
instrumental	skálo	skálama	skálami

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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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
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skala	skalan	skalor	skalorna
Genitive	skalas	skalans	skalors	skalornas

Related terms

• millimeterskala
• nonieskala

Verb

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

1. to peel; to remove the skin or outer covering of
2. to scale; to change the size of while maintaining proportion
3. (computing) to scale; to tolerate significant increases in throughput

Conjugation

Conjugation of skala (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	skala	skalas
Present tense	skalar	skalas
Past tense	skalade	skalades
Supine	skalat	skalats
Imperative	skala	—
Present participle	skalande
Past participle	skalad

Related terms

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