escalera

Etymology

From Late Latin scālāria, from Latin scālae (“stairs”).

Noun

escalera f (plural escaleres)

1. ladder (climbing tool)

Etymology

From Late Latin scālāria, from Latin scālae (“stairs”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [es.kaˈle.ɾa]

Noun

escalera f (plural escaleras)

1. stairway; steps, stairs
   • c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 18v. b.

     Nõ ſubas cõ eſcalera ſobre myo altar q̃ non ſe deſcubra to cuerpo ſobre myo altar

     Do not go up by steps unto my altar, do not let your body be exposed over my altar.

   • Idem, f. 46v. b.

     e veno en viſion dela noch q̃ vedia una eſcalera q̃ eſtaua ſobre la tierra e el cabo tenia ſobre los cielos eangeles de nr̃o ſennor ſubiã e deſcendian.

     In the night came a vision where he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to the heavens, and the angels of the Lord were ascending and descending it.

Etymology

From Old Spanish escalera, from Late Latin scālāria, from Latin scālae (“steps”).

Noun

escalera f (plural escaleras) (diminutive escalerita)

1. stairs
2. ladder
3. (poker) straight