la

feminine

ˈskala

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Translation

stairs, staircase; scale

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Word origin

From Latin scala ('ladder, staircase').

Origin
Latin
Root
scala
English cognates
scale, escalate

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralscale

Examples

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I ran up the stairs so as not to miss the train.

' , .

The lift was broken, so we took the stairs.

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This map has a scale of one kilometre per centimetre.

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