Oktave

German

Etymology

From Middle High German octāv, from Medieval Latin octava (“eighth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔkˈtaːvə/

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• Hyphenation: Ok‧ta‧ve
• Rhymes: -aːvə

Noun

Oktave f (genitive Oktave, plural Oktaven)

1. (music) An interval of 12 semitones; an octave.
2. (poetry, prosody) ottava rima

   Synonym: Stanze

Declension

Declension of Oktave [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Oktave	die	Oktaven
genitive	einer	der	Oktave	der	Oktaven
dative	einer	der	Oktave	den	Oktaven
accusative	eine	die	Oktave	die	Oktaven

Further reading

• “Oktave” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Oktave” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Oktave” in Duden online