skala

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

Icelandic[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin scāla (“ladder”). Doublet of eselon. Semantic loan from Dutch schaal (“scale”).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

skala (first-person possessive skalaku, second-person possessive skalamu, third-person possessive skalanya)

  1. scale

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin scala, via Italian scala

Noun[edit]

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

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

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin scala, via Italian scala

Noun[edit]

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)

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Polish[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈska.la/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: ska‧la

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]
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[edit]
verb

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

skala

  1. third-person singular future of skalać

Further reading[edit]

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

Slovak[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *skala

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

  1. rock

Declension[edit]

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

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Further reading[edit]

  • skala in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Slovene[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *skala.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

skála f

  1. rock (natural mineral aggregate)
Inflection[edit]
Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. skála
gen. sing. skále
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[edit]

From Latin scāla.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

skála f

  1. scale (indicating measurement)
Inflection[edit]
Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. skála
gen. sing. skále
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

Further reading[edit]

  • “skala”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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

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Verb[edit]

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[edit]

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
Participles
Present participle skalande
Past participle skalad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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