Skala

See also: Appendix:Variations of "skala"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech Skála and Polish Skała.

Proper noun

Skala (plural Skalas)

  1. 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

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskaːla/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Skala f (genitive Skala, plural Skalen or (rare) Skalas)

  1. scale, gamut (ordered numerical sequence)
  2. (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.

  • Beaufortskala
  • Beliebtheitsskala
  • Bewertungsskala
  • Celsius-Skala
  • Fahrenheit-Skala
  • Farbskala
  • Gefühlsskala
  • Größenwertskala
  • Kelvin-Skala
  • Notenskala
  • Prozentrangskala
  • Richterskala
  • Schwierigkeitsskala
  • Temperaturskala
  • Tonskala
  • Zeitskala

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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