oitava
English
editAlternative forms
edit- outava (obsolete)
Etymology
editFrom 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
editoitava (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
edit- eighth (in Portuguese contexts)
Coordinate terms
edit- (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
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editoitava f (plural oitavas)
- (historical) ochava, a traditional Spanish unit of mass equal to 1⁄8 of the Spanish ounce
Adjective
editoitava
Portuguese
editAlternative forms
edit- 8ª (abbreviation)
Etymology
editFrom 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
edit
- Hyphenation: oi‧ta‧va
- Rhymes: -avɐ
Noun
editoitava 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
edit- (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
editoitava
Verb
editoitava
- inflection of oitavar:
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/avɐ
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