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Italian

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin Scaliger (literally “ladder bearing”, from scala +‎ -ger), a Latinization of Della Scala, the name of the family that ruled Verona in the 13th and 14th centuries.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /skaˈli.d͡ʒe.ro/
  • Rhymes: -idʒero
  • Hyphenation: sca‧lì‧ge‧ro

Adjective

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scaligero (feminine scaligera, masculine plural scaligeri, feminine plural scaligere)

  1. Pertaining to the House of Della Scala, an influential Veronese family.
  2. (by extension) Pertaining to Verona.
  3. Pertaining to La Scala, a theatre in Milan.

Noun

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scaligero m (plural scaligeri, feminine scaligera)

  1. A member of the House of Della Scala.
  2. A native or inhabitant of Verona.
  3. An employee of La Scala, or an artist who performs there.

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Spanish

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Adjective

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scaligero (feminine scaligera, masculine plural scaligeros, feminine plural scaligeras)

  1. Veronese

Noun

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scaligero m (plural scaligeros)

  1. native or inhabitant of Verona