ottava

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adverb 1.3 See also 2 Finnish 2.1 Verb 3 Italian 3.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ottava, meaning "octave", the feminine ordinal form of otto, meaning "eight".

[edit] Adverb

ottava (not comparable)

1. (music) One octave higher. Marking indicates a passage to be transposed up one octave. Abbreviation: 8va.

[edit] See also

• quindicessima

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Verb

ottava

1. Active present participle of ottaa.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

ottava f. (plural ottave)

1. octave
2. eighth
3. octet, octette