skala

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

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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Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

skala

1. scale

Alternative forms

• sekala

Derived terms

• berskala
• penyekalaan

 

Further reading

• “skala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈska.la/

• Audio

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Etymology 1

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 main entry.

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

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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): /skàːla/

Noun

skála f

1. rock (natural mineral aggregate)

Inflection

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

From Latin scāla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skàːla/

Noun

skála f

1. scale (indicating measurement)

Inflection

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

• “skala”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU‎^[1], portal Fran

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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
	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
Supine	skalat		skalats
Imperative	skala		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	skalar	skalade	skalas	skalades
Indicative 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.

Related terms

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

Anagrams

• alkas, kalas, lakas