octava

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ukˈta.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [okˈta.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [okˈta.va]

Adjective

octava

1. feminine singular of octau

Noun

la octava

octava f (plural octaves)

1. (music) octave; A tone that is twice the frequency of a given tone; or the interval between a tone and its octave.
2. (Christianity) octave; The day that that is one day after a feast day; or the eight day period beginning on a feast day.

   Synonym: vuitada

3. (prosody) octet; A stanza with eight lines.

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Latin

Numeral

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

Numeral

1. ablative feminine singular of octāvus

References

• octava in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɡˈtaba/ [oɣ̞ˈt̪a.β̞a]

Adjective

octava

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective octavo.

Noun

octava f (plural octavas)

1. (music) octave

Related terms

• octavo