English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin scāla (ladder). Doublet of scale.

Noun

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scala (plural scalas or scalae)

  1. Ladder; sequence.
  2. (anatomy) Ladder-like structure in the cochlea of a mammal's ear.
  3. A machine formerly used for reducing dislocations of the humerus.
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Interlingua

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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scala (plural scalas)

  1. staircase

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈska.la/
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Hyphenation: scà‧la

Etymology 1

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From Latin scāla (stair, staircase, ladder).

Noun

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scala f (plural scale)

  1. ladder
  2. stair
  3. scale
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • German: Skala
    • Polish: skala
  • French: escale
  • Turkish: iskele

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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scala

  1. inflection of scalare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

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Noun

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scala f (plural scale)

  1. (card games, poker) straight

Further reading

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  • scala in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

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Etymology

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From *skand-slā, from scandō.

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Noun

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scāla f (genitive scālae); first declension

  1. ladder
  2. (plural only) stairs (flight of steps)

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative scāla scālae
genitive scālae scālārum
dative scālae scālīs
accusative scālam scālās
ablative scālā scālīs
vocative scāla scālae

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Further reading

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Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *skalō (shell), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (to split, part, divide).

Noun

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scala f

  1. shell
  2. scale (dish of balance)
  3. bowl

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈst͡sa.la/
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: sca‧la

Verb

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scala

  1. third-person singular present of scalać