skala

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

Etymology

From Dutch schaal (“scale”) or Portuguese escala, form Latin scala.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

skala (plural skala-skala)

1. scale:
   1. An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement, means of assigning a magnitude.
   2. 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.
   3. (mathematics) radix: A mathematical base for a numeral system.
   4. gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order.
   5. A standard amount of money to be received.
   6. (music) A series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies.

      Synonym: tangga nada

      Synonyms: skala, skel (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “skala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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)

References

• “skala” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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)

References

• “skala” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈska.la/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: ska‧la

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Further reading

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

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *skala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskala]

Noun

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

1. rock

Further reading

• “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, 2003–2025

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *skala.

Noun

skála f

1. rock (natural mineral aggregate)

Inflection

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.

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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

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Etymology 2

From Latin scāla.

Noun

skála f

1. scale (indicating measurement)

Inflection

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.

More information Feminine, a-stem, nom. sing. ...

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

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Further reading

• “skala”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

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

Verb

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

1. to peel (to remove the skin or outer covering of)

   skala en banan

   peel a banana

2. to scale (change the size of while maintaining proportion)
3. (often with upp or ner) to scale (change the extent of)

   Vi skalar upp kebabsåsproduktionen

   We're scaling up kebab sauce production

4. (computing) to scale; to tolerate significant increases in throughput

References

• skala in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skala in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skala in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• alkas, kalas, lakas