Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Adjective
[edit]scaligero (feminine scaligera, masculine plural scaligeri, feminine plural scaligere)
- Pertaining to the House of Della Scala, an influential Veronese family.
- (by extension) Pertaining to Verona.
- Pertaining to La Scala, a theatre in Milan.
Noun
[edit]scaligero m (plural scaligeri, feminine scaligera)
- A member of the House of Della Scala.
- A native or inhabitant of Verona.
- An employee of La Scala, or an artist who performs there.
Related terms
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Spanish
[edit]Adjective
[edit]scaligero (feminine scaligera, masculine plural scaligeros, feminine plural scaligeras)
- Veronese
Noun
[edit]scaligero m (plural scaligeros)
- native or inhabitant of Verona
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