--- title: "How to pronounce \"ottava\" in English | SayItVid" description: "Learn how to say \"ottava\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid." image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/Iu6mpdgmHe8/hqdefault.jpg" url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ottava" --- # How to pronounce "ottava" in English ## Pronunciation & Phonetics - **IPA**: `/ɒttævæ/` - **Syllable Breakdown**: **ot·ta·va** ## Meaning & Usage ### ADVERB - One octave higher; as a marking, typically abbreviated 8va. ### NOUN - Ottava rima. ### Example Sentences - "ottava rima. It's the ottava rima in which all of the great Italian romance epics by poets -- favorite poets of Milton's like Ariosto and Tasso -- had been" - "and I loved their sounds and I went on to read about ottava rima and medial caesuras and enjambment and all that other technical stuff" ### Common Phrases - ottava rima - present ottava ## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (2 Video Clips) Listen to native speakers pronounce "ottava" in real conversation: ### Example 1 *Accent: US* > "This coda suggests something like a victory over all of those worries of unpreparedness as the worried rhetoric of "not yet there" gives way to a much more confident language of present ottava rima. It's the ottava rima in which all of the great Italian romance epics by poets -- favorite poets of Milton's like Ariosto and Tasso -- had been" - **Watch at 48:22**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu6mpdgmHe8&t=2902s) ### Example 2 > "And I found poems by Andrew Marvell and Matthew Arnold and Emily Dickinson and William Butler Yeats because they were quoted in science fiction, and I loved their sounds and I went on to read about ottava rima and medial caesuras and enjambment and all that other technical stuff that you care about if you already care about poems, because poems already made me happier and sadder and more alive." - **Watch at 0:45**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08ZWROqoTZo&t=45s) ## How to Pronounce "ottava" - **Syllables**: ot · ta · va - **IPA**: `/ɒttævæ/` - **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech. ## Synonyms [ottava alta](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ottava-alta), [8va](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/8va) ## Related Pronunciations [ottawa](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ottawa), [otta](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/otta), [ottawan](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ottawan), [ott](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ott), [ottariid](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ottariid), [ottavino](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ottavino), [ottawian](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ottawian), [ottb](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ottb) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do you pronounce “ottava”? “ottava” is pronounced /ɒttævæ/ (ot · ta · va). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation. ### How many syllables are in “ottava”? “ottava” has 3 syllables: ot · ta · va. ### What does “ottava” mean? One octave higher; as a marking, typically abbreviated 8va. ### How can I hear “ottava” used in real sentences? This page has 2 real-world video examples of “ottava” with synchronized subtitles. 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