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oitava.

oitava, a traditional unit of dry volume, equivalent to 1.6–2.4 litres in different 19th-century contexts

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ojˈta.vɐ/Brazil[oɪ̯ˈta.vɐ]Brazil/ojˈta.vɐ/Portugal/ojˈta.bɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. oitava, a traditional unit of dry volume, equivalent to 1.6–2.4 litres in different 19th-century contexts

    feminine · historical
  2. oitava, a traditional unit of mass, usually equivalent to 3.6 g

    feminine · historical
  3. octave (an interval of twelve semitones)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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.

adj/ojˈta.vɐ/Brazil[oɪ̯ˈta.vɐ]Brazil/ojˈta.vɐ/Portugal/ojˈta.bɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. feminine singular of oitavo

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

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.

verb/ojˈta.vɐ/Brazil[oɪ̯ˈta.vɐ]Brazil/ojˈta.vɐ/Portugal/ojˈta.bɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. inflection of oitavar: third-person singular present indicative

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

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

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.

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