oitava

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (feminine, historical) oitava, a traditional unit of dry volume, equivalent to 1.6–2.4 litres in different 19th-century contexts
2. (feminine, historical) oitava, a traditional unit of mass, usually equivalent to 3.6 g
3. (feminine) octave (an interval of twelve semitones)

Adj

feminine singular of oitavo

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of oitavar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of oitavar:

8th

oitavo

• Adj
• Noun
• Verb

Lees meer

oitavar

to octavate (to place a note one octave higher)

Lees meer

Sinonieme

oitavo

8th

Vertalings

ottava

Oktave

octava

octava

eighth

8th

octave

ottavo

8th

octave

octaaf

huitième

8th

sekizinci

8th

οκτάβα

achtste

8th

vuitè

8th

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ojˈta.vɐ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Latyn: octāvus

Verwante met Spaans: ochava

Verwante met Katalaans: octava

Verwante met Galisies: oitava

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese oitavo, from Latin octāvus (“one-eighth”), q.v. As units of measure, named in reference to making up one-eighth of the alqueire (Portuguese bushel) or onça (Portuguese ounce). Cognate with Spanish ochava, Catalan octava, and Galician oitava.