Definitions for ottavaoʊˈtɑ və
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ot•ta•vaoʊˈtɑ və(adv.)
(of notes in a musical score) at an octave higher or lower than written. Abbr.: 8va
Category: Music and Dance
Origin of ottava:
1810–20; < It: octave
Wiktionary
ottava(Adverb)
One octave higher. Marking indicates a passage to be transposed up one octave. Abbreviation: 8va.
Origin: Borrowed from Italian ottava, meaning "octave", the feminine ordinal form of otto, meaning "eight".
Translations for ottava
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
octave(noun)
in music, a series or range of eight notes.
- oktaafAfrikaans
- ثُمانِيَّه: سِلْسِلَة من ثَماني نَغَماتArabic
- октаваBulgarian
- oitavaPortuguese (BR)
- oktávaCzech
- die OktaveGerman
- oktavDanish
- οκτάβα (μουσ.)Greek
- octavaSpanish
- oktaavEstonian
- اوکتاوFarsi
- oktaaviFinnish
- octaveFrench
- אוקטָבָהHebrew
- अष्टम स्वरHindi
- oktavaCroatian
- oktávHungarian
- oktafIndonesian
- áttundIcelandic
- ottavaItalian
- オクターブJapanese
- 옥타브, 제8도음Korean
- oktavaLithuanian
- oktāvaLatvian
- oktafMalay
- octaafDutch
- oktavNorwegian
- oktawaPolish
- اوکتاوPersian
- اوكتف په موسيقى كښىPashto
- oitavaPortuguese
- octavăRomanian
- октаваRussian
- oktávaSlovak
- oktavaSlovenian
- oktavaSerbian
- oktavSwedish
- โน้ตดนตรีแปดคู่Thai
- oktavTurkish
- 八度音Chinese (Trad.)
- октаваUkrainian
- موسيقي ميں آٹھ نوٹ کا سلسلہUrdu
- quãng tám (âm nhạc)Vietnamese
- 八度音Chinese (Simp.)
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