skala

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

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

skala

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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, first-person possessive skalaku, second-person possessive skalamu, third-person possessive skalanya)

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)

Alternative forms

• sekala

Derived terms

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 Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

skala

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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.

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.

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

skala

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈska.la/

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• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: ska‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed 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

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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

Slovak

Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:

skala

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *skala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

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

1. rock

Declension

Derived terms

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, 2024

Slovene

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:

skala

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *skala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skàːla/

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.

Etymology 2

From Latin scāla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skàːla/

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.

Further reading

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

Swedish

Pronunciation

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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

Related terms

• millimeterskala
• nonieskala
• richterskala

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

Conjugation

Related terms

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

References

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

Anagrams

• alkas, kalas, lakas