BunúsFrom Middle Irish scála, from Middle English scale, a borrowing of Old Norse skál (“bowl”).
- masculinebasin, bowl
- masculinescale-pan, (pl) scales
- masculinemeasure
- masculinescale
“Níl an léaráid tarraingthe de réir scála” — The diagram is not drawn to scale.
“Ar an scála Celsius, an fiuchphointe atá ag uisce ná 100ºC.” — On the Celsius scale, the boiling point of water is 100ºC.
“Is féidir scála peinteatonach a sheinm ar nótaí dubha an phianó.” — It is possible to play the pentatonic scale on the black piano keys.
Foirmeachascála(genitive, singular) · scálaí(nominative, plural) · scála(indefinite, nominative, singular) · scálaí(indefinite, nominative, plural) · a scála(indefinite, singular, vocative) · a scálaí(indefinite, plural, vocative) · scála(genitive, indefinite, singular) · scálaí(genitive, indefinite, plural) · scála(dative, indefinite, singular) · scálaí(dative, indefinite, plural) · an scála(definite, nominative, singular) · na scálaí(definite, nominative, plural) · an scála(definite, genitive, singular) · na scálaí(definite, genitive, plural) · leis an scála(dative, definite, singular) · don scála(dative, definite, singular) · leis na scálaí(dative, definite, plural)
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