oitava

Meaning

Noun

ochava, a traditional Spanish unit of mass equal to ¹⁄₈ of the Spanish ounce

Adj

feminine singular of oitavo

8th

oitavo

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Etymology

Inherited from Latin: octāvus

Cognate with Spanish: ochava

Cognate with Catalan: octava

Cognate with Portuguese: oitava

In summary

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

Sentences

Soa unha oitava máis grave con respecto ó fagot.

It sounds like an eighth more serious than the phagot.