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 16944^th 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/
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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
	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

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