🇮🇹 Italian

scale

feminine

le scale

staircases

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scale
/le ˈskaːle/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say scale in Italian?

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/le ˈskaːle/

How do you pronounce scale in Italian?

scale is pronounced /le ˈskaːle/ 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?

Scale 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 staircases?

The Italian word for staircases is le scale — feminine.

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