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Irish
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish scála, from Middle English scale, a borrowing of Old Norse skál (“bowl”).
Noun
scála m (genitive singular scála, nominative plural scálaí)
- basin, bowl
- scale-pan, (pl) scales
- measure
Etymology 2
From Middle English scale, from Latin scāla (“ladder”).
Noun
scála m (genitive singular scála, nominative plural scálaí)
- scale
- Níl an léaráid tarraingthe de réir scála ― The diagram is not drawn to scale.
- Ar an scála Celsius, an fiuchphointe atá ag uisce ná 100ºC. ― On the Celsius scale, the boiling point of water is 100ºC.
- Is féidir scála peinteatonach a sheinm ar nótaí dubha an phianó. ― It is possible to play the pentatonic scale on the black piano keys.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scála”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “scála”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “scála”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025