octavo

== English == === Etymology === From Latin octavo. Doublet of octave, oitava, and ochava. === Pronunciation === === Noun === octavo (plural octavos) (paper, printing) A sheet of paper 7 to 10 inches (= 17.78 to 25.4 cm) high and 4.5 to 6 inches (= 11.43 to 15.24 cm) wide, the size varying with the large original sheet used to create it. It is made by folding the original sheet three times to produce eight leaves. (printing) A book of octavo pages. ==== Synonyms ==== (paper size): 8º, 8vo (book size): 8º, 8vo, O ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== foolscap A3 A4 == Asturian == === Adjective === octavo neuter of octavu == French == === Pronunciation === === Adverb === octavo eighthly == Latin == === Numeral === octāvō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of octāvus == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin octāvus. Compare the inherited form ochavo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oɡˈtabo/ [oɣ̞ˈt̪a.β̞o] Rhymes: -abo Syllabification: oc‧ta‧vo === Adjective === octavo (feminine octava, masculine plural octavos, feminine plural octavas) (ordinal number) eighth === Noun === octavo m (plural octavos) (fractional number) eighth ==== Related terms ==== === 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