octava

== Asturian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /okˈtaba/ [okˈt̪a.β̞a] Rhymes: -aba Syllabification: oc‧ta‧va === Adjective === octava 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 === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [ukˈta.βə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [okˈta.və] IPA(key): (Valencia) [okˈta.va] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [okˈta.βa] === Adjective === octava feminine singular of octau === Noun === octava f (plural octaves) (music) octave, the interval of 12 semitones or 8 degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving of a given pitch (music) octave, the pitch at twice the frequency of a given pitch, a pitch raised one octave (Christianity) octave, the day one week after a feast day, the eighth day counting inclusively in the Roman method (Christianity) octave, the week beginning on a feast day, eight days counting inclusively in the Roman method Synonym: vuitada (prosody) octet, a stanza with eight lines (historical) ochava, a traditional unit of mass equal to ⅛ of the Spanish ounce == Latin == === Pronunciation 1 === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔkˈtaː.wa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [okˈtaː.va] ==== Numeral ==== octāva inflection of octāvus: nominative/vocative feminine singular nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural === Pronunciation 2 === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔkˈtaː.waː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [okˈtaː.va] ==== Numeral ==== octāvā ablative feminine singular of octāvus === References === "octava", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oɡˈtaba/ [oɣ̞ˈt̪a.β̞a] Rhymes: -aba Syllabification: oc‧ta‧va === Noun === octava f (plural octavas) (music) octave (Christianity) octave (period of eight days) ==== Related terms ==== === Adjective === octava feminine singular of octavo === Further reading === “octavo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025