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la scala
staircase
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How do you say scala in Italian?
How do you pronounce scala in Italian?
scala is pronounced /la ˈskaːla/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La scala nuova è molto ripida e pericolosa.
The new staircase is very steep and dangerous.
Questa scala grande conduce direttamente al secondo piano.
This large staircase leads directly to the second floor.
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Why is it feminine?
Scala is feminine in Italian because it derives from Latin "scala," which was feminine, and Italian retained the gender of its Latin ancestor along with the first-declension ending -a that typically marks feminine nouns. The word itself likely has Indo-European roots related to climbing or ascending.
What is the Italian word for staircase?
The Italian word for staircase is la scala — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | escalier flips! | l' | masculine |
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