LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

scālae

scālae f pl (genitive scālārum)
Classical[ˈskaː.ɫae̯]Ecclesiastical[ˈskaː.le]

Meaning

  1. pluralplural only(flight of) stairs; staircase

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—scālae
genitive—scālārum
dative—scālīs
accusative—scālās
ablative—scālīs
vocative—scālae

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

scālae ārum, f
SCAND-, a flight of steps, stairs, staircase, ladder, scaling-ladder : murum scalis adgredi, S.: in scalis latuit, H.: scalas ponere, fix , Cs.: re in scalarum tenebris abdere, of the staircase .

Origins

Plural of scāla.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesScalaeScalae (κλῖμαξ). 1. A ladder. These, whether scaling-ladders or ladders for other purposes, had nothing in their construction which calls for comment.…

Quick answers

What does scālae mean in Latin?
scālae, a noun, means “(flight of) stairs; staircase”.
What is the genitive of scālae?
The genitive singular is scālārum. scālae is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce scālae?
In classical Latin, [ˈskaː.ɫae̯]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈskaː.le].