octau

Catalan

Catalan numbers ^(edit)

	80[a], [b]
[a], [b], [c] ←  7	8	9  → [a], [b]
Cardinal (Central): vuit     Cardinal (Valencian): huit     Ordinal (Latinate): octau     Ordinal (Central): vuitè     Ordinal (Valencian): huité     Ordinal abbreviation (Latinate): 8u     Ordinal abbreviation (Central): 8è     Ordinal abbreviation (Valencian): 8é     Multiplier: òctuple
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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin octāvus (“eighth”). Doublet of octava. Cognate with Spanish ochavo and Galician and Portuguese oitavo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ukˈtaw]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [okˈtaw]
• Rhymes: -aw

Adjective

octau (feminine octava, masculine plural octaus, feminine plural octaves)

1. (ordinal number) eighth

   Synonyms: vuitè; (Valencia) huité

Noun

octau m (plural octaus)

1. (fractional number) eighth
2. (paper) octavo; paper size
3. (printing) octavo; book size

Further reading

• “octau” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.