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:

Hyphenated as

oi‧ta‧va

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ojˈta.vɐ/

Etymology

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.