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)
- tuning dial (on a radio)
- (archaic) stop over, port of call
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | scală | scala | scale | scalele | |
| genitive-dative | scale | scalei | scale | scalelor | |
| vocative | scală, scalo | scalelor | |||
Synonyms
- (stopover): escală