oitava

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English

Alternative forms

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)

  1. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equivalent to 1.6–2.4 liters in different 19th-century contexts.
  2. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 3.6 grams.
  3. (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

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)

  1. (historical) ochava, a traditional Spanish unit of mass equal to 1⁄8 of the Spanish ounce

Adjective

oitava

  1. 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)

  1. (historical) oitava, a traditional unit of dry volume, equivalent to 1.6–2.4 litres in different 19th-century contexts
  2. (historical) oitava, a traditional unit of mass, usually equivalent to 3.6 g
  3. (music) octave (an interval of twelve semitones)

Coordinate terms

Adjective

oitava

  1. feminine singular of oitavo

Verb

oitava

  1. inflection of oitavar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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