ottava rima
октава
октава
Oktave, Stanze
An arrangement of stanzas of eight lines in heroic verse, with three rhymes, the first…An arrangement of stanzas of eight lines in heroic verse, with three rhymes, the first six lines rhyming alternately and the last two forming a couplet (ab ab ab cc).
UK/ɒˌtɑːvə ˈɹiːmə/US/oʊˌtɑvə ˈɹimə/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)An arrangement of stanzas of eight lines in heroic verse, with three rhymes, the first six lines rhyming alternately and the last two forming a couplet (ab ab ab cc).
Oktave, Stanze
окта́ваoktáva
окта́ваoktáva
a stanza of eight lines of heroic verse with the rhyme scheme abababcc
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Italian ottava rima (literally “eighth rhyme”).Borrowed from Italian ottava rima (literally “eighth rhyme”).
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Forms
plural: ottave rime| Singular | ottava rima |
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uncountable · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedterza rima
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable