scală

See also: Appendix:Variations of "scala"

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scala, from Latin scāla, whence the inherited Romanian doublet scară (stairs, ladder). Also a doublet of escală and schelă. The older sense was probably taken from Greek σκάλα (skála) (17th century), itself from Italian scala.

Noun

scală f (plural scale)

  1. tuning dial (on a radio)
  2. (archaic) stop over, port of call

Declension

Declension of scală
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative scală scala scale scalele
genitive-dative scale scalei scale scalelor
vocative scală, scalo scalelor

Synonyms