ottava rima en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɒˌtɑːvə ˈɹiːmə/ (UK)
- /oʊˌtɑvə ˈɹimə/ (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian ottava rima (literally “eighth rhyme”).
Meanings
- (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).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ottave rime | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (27)
cs ottava rima (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · cs stance (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · uk окта́ва (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · sh italijanska oktáva (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · oc uechena rima (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · de Stanze (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · de Oktave (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · sh италијанска окта́ва (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · es octava real (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · sv stans (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · el οκτάβα (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · he אוֹטַאבַה רִימַה (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · ca octava reial (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · ja オッターヴァ・リーマ (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · ru окта́ва (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · sh окта́ва ри́ма (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · it ottava rima (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · oc ueitau rima (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · gl oitava real (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · hy օկտավ (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · be акта́ва (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · pl oktawa (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · sl oktava (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · fr ottava rima (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · sl stanca (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · sh oktáva ríma (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) · fi ottave rime (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc)