oitava

== English == === Alternative forms === outava (obsolete) === Etymology === From Portuguese oitava, from Old Galician-Portuguese oitavo, from Latin octāvus (“eighth”), q.v., in reference to it making up one-eighth of the alqueire (Portuguese bushel) or onça (Portuguese ounce). Doublet of octave, octavo, and ochava. === Noun === oitava (plural oitavas) (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equivalent to 1.6–2.4 liters in different 19th-century contexts. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 3.6 grams. (historical) A traditional Brazilian unit of weight, equivalent to 17.44 carats, typically used for gold and precious stones. ==== Synonyms ==== eighth (in Portuguese contexts) ==== Coordinate terms ==== (unit of dry volume): celamim (1⁄4 oitava), maquia (1⁄2 oitava), quarta (2 oitavas), alqueire (8 oitavas) (unit of mass): grao (1⁄72 oitava), vintem (1⁄32 oitava), quilate (1⁄18 oitava), escropulo (1⁄3 oitava), onça (8 oitavas), quarta (24 oitavas), marco (48 oitavas), libra (usually 72 oitavas), arratel (128 oitavas) == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese oitavo, from Latin octāvus (“one-eighth”), q.v. As a unit of measure, named in reference to making up one-eighth of the onza (Spanish ounce). Cognate with Spanish ochava, Catalan octava, and Portuguese oitava. === Noun === oitava f (plural oitavas) (historical) ochava, a traditional Spanish unit of mass equal to 1⁄8 of the Spanish ounce === Adjective === oitava feminine singular of oitavo == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === 8ª (abbreviation) === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese oitavo, from Latin octāvus (“one-eighth”), q.v. As units of measure, named in reference to making up one-eighth of the alqueire (Portuguese bushel) or onça (Portuguese ounce). Cognate with Spanish ochava, Catalan octava, and Galician oitava. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: oi‧ta‧va Rhymes: -avɐ === Noun === oitava f (plural oitavas) (historical) oitava, a traditional unit of dry volume, equivalent to 1.6–2.4 litres in different 19th-century contexts (historical) oitava, a traditional unit of mass, usually equivalent to 3.6 g (music) octave (an interval of twelve semitones) ==== Coordinate terms ==== (unit of dry volume): celamim (1⁄4 oitava), maquia (1⁄2 oitava), quarta (2 oitavas), alqueire (8 oitavas) (unit of mass): grão (1⁄72 oitava), vintém (1⁄32 oitava), quilate (1⁄18 oitava), escrópulo (1⁄3 oitava), onça (8 oitavas), quarta (24 oitavas), marco (48 oitavas), libra (usually 72 oitavas), arrátel (128 oitavas) === Adjective === oitava feminine singular of oitavo === Verb === oitava inflection of oitavar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “oitava”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “oitava”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026