octava

Asturian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oɡˈtaba/, [oɣ̞ˈt̪a.β̞a]

Adjective

octava

  1. feminine singular of octavu

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

octava

  1. feminine singular of octau

Noun

la octava

octava f (plural octaves)

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

Latin

Pronunciation 1

Numeral

octāva

  1. inflection of octāvus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Pronunciation 2

Numeral

octāvā

  1. ablative feminine singular of octāvus

References

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oɡˈtaba/ [oɣ̞ˈt̪a.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -aba
  • Syllabification: oc‧ta‧va

Noun

octava f (plural octavas)

  1. (music) octave
  2. (Christianity) octave (period of eight days)

Adjective

octava

  1. feminine singular of octavo

Further reading

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