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)

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

• (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)

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

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ojˈta.vɐ/ [oɪ̯ˈta.vɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ojˈta.vɐ/ [oɪ̯ˈta.vɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ojˈta.va/ [oɪ̯ˈta.va]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ojˈta.vɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ojˈta.vɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ojˈta.bɐ/ [ojˈta.βɐ]

• 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

• (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

1. feminine singular of oitavo

Verb

oitava

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