ottava

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See also: otava and Otava

English

Etymology

From Italian ottava (octave) (also feminine form of ottavo (eighth), ordinal form of otto).

Pronunciation

Adverb

ottava (not comparable)

  1. (music) One octave higher; as a marking, typically abbreviated 8va.

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Noun

ottava (plural ottavas)

  1. (poetry) Ottava rima.

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Finnish

Pronunciation

Participle

ottava

  1. present active participle of ottaa

Adjective

ottava

  1. (fishing) good, working well (of a lure, etc.)

Declension

Inflection of ottava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative ottava ottavat
genitive ottavan ottavien
partitive ottavaa ottavia
illative ottavaan ottaviin
singular plural
nominative ottava ottavat
accusative nom. ottava ottavat
gen. ottavan
genitive ottavan ottavien
ottavain rare
partitive ottavaa ottavia
inessive ottavassa ottavissa
elative ottavasta ottavista
illative ottavaan ottaviin
adessive ottavalla ottavilla
ablative ottavalta ottavilta
allative ottavalle ottaville
essive ottavana ottavina
translative ottavaksi ottaviksi
abessive ottavatta ottavitta
instructive ottavin
comitative ottavine
Possessive forms of ottava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ottavani ottavani
accusative nom. ottavani ottavani
gen. ottavani
genitive ottavani ottavieni
ottavaini rare
partitive ottavaani ottaviani
inessive ottavassani ottavissani
elative ottavastani ottavistani
illative ottavaani ottaviini
adessive ottavallani ottavillani
ablative ottavaltani ottaviltani
allative ottavalleni ottavilleni
essive ottavanani ottavinani
translative ottavakseni ottavikseni
abessive ottavattani ottavittani
instructive
comitative ottavineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ottavasi ottavasi
accusative nom. ottavasi ottavasi
gen. ottavasi
genitive ottavasi ottaviesi
ottavaisi rare
partitive ottavaasi ottaviasi
inessive ottavassasi ottavissasi
elative ottavastasi ottavistasi
illative ottavaasi ottaviisi
adessive ottavallasi ottavillasi
ablative ottavaltasi ottaviltasi
allative ottavallesi ottavillesi
essive ottavanasi ottavinasi
translative ottavaksesi ottaviksesi
abessive ottavattasi ottavittasi
instructive
comitative ottavinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ottavamme ottavamme
accusative nom. ottavamme ottavamme
gen. ottavamme
genitive ottavamme ottaviemme
ottavaimme rare
partitive ottavaamme ottaviamme
inessive ottavassamme ottavissamme
elative ottavastamme ottavistamme
illative ottavaamme ottaviimme
adessive ottavallamme ottavillamme
ablative ottavaltamme ottaviltamme
allative ottavallemme ottavillemme
essive ottavanamme ottavinamme
translative ottavaksemme ottaviksemme
abessive ottavattamme ottavittamme
instructive
comitative ottavinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ottavanne ottavanne
accusative nom. ottavanne ottavanne
gen. ottavanne
genitive ottavanne ottavienne
ottavainne rare
partitive ottavaanne ottavianne
inessive ottavassanne ottavissanne
elative ottavastanne ottavistanne
illative ottavaanne ottaviinne
adessive ottavallanne ottavillanne
ablative ottavaltanne ottaviltanne
allative ottavallenne ottavillenne
essive ottavananne ottavinanne
translative ottavaksenne ottaviksenne
abessive ottavattanne ottavittanne
instructive
comitative ottavinenne

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Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /otˈta.va/
  • Rhymes: -ava
  • Hyphenation: ot‧tà‧va

Noun

ottava f (plural ottave)

  1. (music) octave, eighth (interval)
  2. octet, octette

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