octau

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Catalan

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Catalan numbers (edit)
80[a], [b]
[a], [b], [c] ←  7 8 9  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal (Central): vuit
    Cardinal (Valencian): huit
    Ordinal (Latinate): octau
    Ordinal (Central): vuitè
    Ordinal (Valencian): huité
    Ordinal abbreviation (Latinate): 8u
    Ordinal abbreviation (Central):
    Ordinal abbreviation (Valencian):
    Multiplier: òctuple

Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin octāvus (eighth). Doublet of octava. Cognate with Spanish ochavo and Galician and Portuguese oitavo.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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octau (feminine octava, masculine plural octaus, feminine plural octaves)

  1. (ordinal number) eighth
    Synonyms: vuitè; (Valencia) huité

Noun

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octau m (plural octaus)

  1. (fractional number) eighth
  2. (paper) octavo; paper size
  3. (printing) octavo; book size

Further reading

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