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Is it der, die or das Oktav?

DIE

Oktav

The correct article in German of Oktav is die. So it is die Oktav! (nominative case)

The word Oktav is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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German declension of Oktav?

How does the declension of Oktav work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1 Singular Plural
Nominative die Oktav die Oktaven
Genitive der Oktav der Oktaven
Dative der Oktav den Oktaven
Akkusative die Oktav die Oktaven

What is the meaning of Oktav in German?

Oktav has various definitions in German:

[1] Religion, lithurgy: 8e day after a festive day or 8-day festival week after such a day

[1] Religion, Lithurgie: 8. Tag nach einem Festtag oder 8-tägige Festwoche nach solch einem Tag

[2] Music, different word for: octave

[2] Musik, anderes Wort für: Oktave

[3] Fencing: Certain fencing position, attitude in a defense position

[3] Fechten: bestimmte Fechtposition, Haltung in einer Verteidigungsstellung

How to use Oktav in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Oktav with translations in English.

[1] Während der Oktav findet hier eine Messe statt.

[1] During the octava there is a fair instead here

[2] „Zu den kleineren Intervallen zählte man alle Tonabstufungen von der Prim bis zur grossen Terz einschliesslich; die grösseren Intervalle begannen mit der reinen Quart und endeten mit der Oktav.“ (1903)

[2] "One of the smaller intervals was all tone classifications from the Prim to the large Terz, including the larger intervals, began with the pure quart and ended with the octave" (1903)

[3] Man sagt zu den Positionen: Prim (für die 1. Position), Second (2.), Terz (3.), Quart (4.), Quint (5.), Sixt (6.), Septim (7.) und Oktav (8.).

[3] It is said to the positions: Prim (for the 1A position), second (2nd), Terz (3rd), quart (4th), quint (5th), sixt (6th), septim ( 7.) and Oktav (8th).

Is it der, die or das Oktav?

DAS

Oktav

The correct article in German of Oktav is das. So it is das Oktav! (nominative case)

The word Oktav is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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German declension of Oktav?

How does the declension of Oktav work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1 Singular Plural
Nominative das Oktav
Genitive des Oktav
Dative dem Oktav
Akkusative das Oktav

What is the meaning of Oktav in German?

Oktav is defined as:

[1] Book pressure: Format with the size of a roller coal

[1] Buchdruck: Format mit der Größe eines Achtelbogens

How to use Oktav in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Oktav with translations in English.

[1] Das Werk enthält 480 Seiten in Oktav.

[1] The work contains 480 pages in Oktaveal