oitava

Meaning

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

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oitavar

to octavate (to place a note one octave higher)

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Concepts

eighth

8th

octave

musical octave

Synonyms

oitavo

8th

Translations

ottava

Oktave

octava

octava

octave

huitième

8th

octaaf

ottavo

8th

sekizinci

8th

οκτάβα

achtste

8th

vuitè

8th

achte

8th

octavo

8th

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ojˈta.vɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: octāvus

Cognate with Spanish: ochava

Cognate with Catalan: octava

Cognate with Galician: 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.