Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
ottonario
English translation:
octosyllable
Added to glossary by
Barbara Cochran, MFA
Sep 9, 2011 13:55
12 yrs ago
Italian term
ottonario
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
the origins of rhythmical verse
I'm having trouble with this phrase and I would like others' opinion if a simple translation such as seven/eight syllable is acceptable, or if there is a more technical term in English.
Successivamente per connotare il genere (poesia) si definirono delle marche di identificazione ricorrenti come il numero di sillabe settenario o l’ottonario, o la combinazione di questi due, il quindicisillabo, che è infatti il tipo più diffuso di verso ritmico
Successivamente per connotare il genere (poesia) si definirono delle marche di identificazione ricorrenti come il numero di sillabe settenario o l’ottonario, o la combinazione di questi due, il quindicisillabo, che è infatti il tipo più diffuso di verso ritmico
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | octosyllable |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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| 5 | octosyllabic |
Michael Korovkin
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| 4 | octameter, octametre |
Etchart
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| 3 | octameter |
fionn
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Change log
Sep 11, 2011 22:53: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
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Selected
octosyllable
Libro Di Consultazione: Rizzolo Larousse Grande, Italiano/Inglese
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks and my apologies - I should have found this myself but overlooked it"
13 mins
octameter
Not entirely certain but see refs.
42 mins
octameter, octametre
According to Concise Oxford English Dictionary:
heptameter, a line of verse consisting of seven metrical feet (see first link).
According to Wikipedia, octameter in poetry is a line of eight metrical feet (second link); its British/Canadian variant is octametre.
Also octometer is found, but not so frequently.
heptameter, a line of verse consisting of seven metrical feet (see first link).
According to Wikipedia, octameter in poetry is a line of eight metrical feet (second link); its British/Canadian variant is octametre.
Also octometer is found, but not so frequently.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Jim Tucker (X)
: ok, but feet are not syllables
21 hrs
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1 day 17 hrs
Michael Korovkin
Italy
Italy
Native in English
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Italy
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Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Italian to Russian, and 2 more.
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36
octosyllabic
For example, re. Sansoni Dictionary (Italian–English).
I'm voting it non-pro.
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Note added at 1 day17 hrs (2011-09-11 07:03:42 GMT)
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At the end, I didn't vote it Non-Pro: I always thought, wrongly, that a non-pro term is the one a layman can translate just with an aid of the dictionary. And now that I finally read the explanation I've realised that it has to be without the aid of the dictionary! Sorry!
I'm voting it non-pro.
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Note added at 1 day17 hrs (2011-09-11 07:03:42 GMT)
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At the end, I didn't vote it Non-Pro: I always thought, wrongly, that a non-pro term is the one a layman can translate just with an aid of the dictionary. And now that I finally read the explanation I've realised that it has to be without the aid of the dictionary! Sorry!
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