Skala
See also: skala, skála, skåla, škála, skaļa, skaļā, şkala, skała, and Skała
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech Skála and Polish Skała.
Proper noun
Skala (plural Skalas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Skala is the 16944th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1678 individuals. Skala is most common among White (96.42%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Skala”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- Laska, laksa, salak
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian scala.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskaːla/
Audio (file)
Noun
Skala f (genitive Skala, plural Skalen or (rare) Skalas)
- scale, gamut (ordered numerical sequence)
- (figuratively) gamut
- Dort erleben Sie die ganze Skala der Gefühle. ― There you experience the whole gamut of emotions.
Declension
Declension of Skala [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Skala | die | Skalen, Skalas1 |
genitive | einer | der | Skala | der | Skalen, Skalas1 |
dative | einer | der | Skala | den | Skalen, Skalas1 |
accusative | eine | die | Skala | die | Skalen, Skalas1 |
1Rare.
Descendants
- → Polish: skala
Further reading
- “Skala” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Skala” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Skala” in Duden online