German

Noun

Skala f ‎(genitive Skala, plural Skalas or Skalen)

1. scale (ordered numerical sequence)

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

Norwegian Bokmål

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

Etymology

From Latin scala.

Pronunciation

Noun

skala f

1. scale

Declension

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *skala

Noun

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

1. rock

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *skala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskàːla/
• Tonal orthography: skála

Noun

skála f ‎(genitive skále, nominative plural skále)

1. rock (natural mineral aggregate)

Declension

Etymology 2

From Latin scāla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskàːla/
• Tonal orthography: skála

Noun

skála f ‎(genitive skále, nominative plural skále)

1. scale (indicating measurement)

Declension

Swedish

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

1. to peel; to remove the skin or outer covering of
2. to scale; to change the size of while maintaining proportion
3. (computing) to scale; to tolerate significant increases in throughput

Conjugation

Related terms

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