octava

(Engels)

Adj

feminine singular of octau

Noun

1. (feminine) octave, the interval of 12 semitones or 8 degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving of a given pitch
2. (feminine) octave, the pitch at twice the frequency of a given pitch, a pitch raised one octave
3. (feminine) octave, the day one week after a feast day, the eighth day counting inclusively in the Roman method
4. (feminine) octave, the week beginning on a feast day, eight days counting inclusively in the Roman method
5. (feminine) octet, a stanza with eight lines
6. (feminine, historical) ochava, a traditional unit of mass equal to ⅛ of the Spanish ounce

8th

octau

• Adj
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Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ukˈta.βə]

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Latyn: octāvus

Verwante met Spaans: ochava

In summary

Borrowed from Latin octāvus (“one-eighth”). Doublet of octau. Cognate with Spanish ochava and Galician and Portuguese oitava.

Sinonieme

vuitada

Vertalings

octave

oitava

ottava

octava

octave

oktawa

octaaf

أوكتاف

Oktave

ottetto

musical octave

octette

oktet

octet

octeto