skala
Icelandic edit
Noun edit
skala
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch schaal (“scale”) or Portuguese escala, form Latin scala.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
skala (plural skala-skala, first-person possessive skalaku, second-person possessive skalamu, third-person possessive skalanya)
- scale:
- An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement, means of assigning a magnitude.
- 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.
- (mathematics) radix: A mathematical base for a numeral system.
- gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order.
- A standard amount of money to be received.
- (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 edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “skala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Latin scala, via Italian scala.
Noun edit
skala m (definite singular skalaen, indefinite plural skalaer, definite plural skalaene)
- a scale (of measurement, including magnitude; on a map; in music)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “skala” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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)
- a scale (of measurement, including magnitude; on a map; in music)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “skala” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from German Skala, from Italian scala, from Latin scāla.
Noun edit
skala f
- scale (numerical sequence used for measurement)
- Synonym: podziałka
- scale (size, scope)
- scale (ratio of depicted distance to actual distance)
- (music) scale (series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies)
Declension edit
Declension of skala
Derived terms edit
verb
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
skala
Further reading edit
Slovak edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *skala.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
skala f (genitive singular skaly, nominative plural skaly, genitive plural skál, declension pattern of žena)
Declension edit
Declension of skala
Derived terms edit
nouns
Further reading edit
- “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, 2024
Slovene edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Slavic *skala.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
skála f
- rock (natural mineral aggregate)
Inflection edit
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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 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
skála f
- scale (indicating measurement)
Inflection edit
| |
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 edit
- “skala”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
audio (file)
Noun edit
skala c
- a scale; ordered numerical sequence
- a scale; scope
- a scale; the ratio of depicted distance to actual distance
- a scale; means of assigning a magnitude
- 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 |
Related terms edit
Verb edit
skala (present skalar, preterite skalade, supine skalat, imperative skala)
- to peel (to remove the skin or outer covering of)
- skala en banan
- peel a banana
- to scale (change the size of while maintaining proportion)
- (often with upp or ner) to scale (change the extent of)
- Vi skalar upp kebabsåsproduktionen
- We're scaling up kebab sauce production
- (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. | ||||
Related terms edit
References edit
- skala in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skala in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skala in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)