scaffale

shelf

noun skahf-FAH-leh Rare

Origin: Germanic *scaffa (shelf, frame)

Also means

bookcase

Usage Note

Scaffale is masculine (lo scaffale, using lo before sc-). The plural is scaffali. It refers to a single shelf or a shelving unit; scaffalatura is the collective term for a shelving system. In libraries and warehouses it often means the whole rack. The Germanic origin is reflected in the initial sc- cluster.

Examples

"Ho messo i libri sullo scaffale."

Natural Translation

I put the books on the shelf.

Literal Translation

I-have put the books on-the shelf.

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