English → Latin
“octave” in Latin
The English word octave itself goes back to Latin octāvus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
octave
In music, diapason; intervallurn septem vocum (an interval between the notes of the same name): octo voces or soni (a series of eight notes).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for octave?
- The usual Latin words for “octave” are dĭăpāsōn, sonus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.