octave
/ˈɒktɪv/OK-tiv
/ˈɑktɪv/AHK-tiv
Meaningthe eighth
Common meaning: a run of eight notes
- octeightLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1254 · scan
- aveLatin ordinal ending: the ...th
Journey through time
- Latinoctō‘eight’
- Frenchform
- Englishoctave‘a run of eight notes’ · today
oct also in: octoberoctogenarian
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin octō ‘eight’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry octō, p. 1254 · dictionary scan
Roots
- octō Latin “eight”
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