See also: Quarta
Contents
- 1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
- 1.2.1 Synonyms
- 1.2.2 Coordinate terms
- 2 Catalan
- 2.1 Adjective
- 2.2 Noun
- 3 Italian
- 3.1 Pronunciation
- 3.2 Etymology 1
- 3.2.1 Adjective
- 3.3 Etymology 2
- 3.3.1 Noun
- 4 Latin
- 4.1 Numeral
- 4.2 Numeral
- 4.3 References
- 5 Portuguese
- 5.1 Pronunciation
- 5.2 Etymology 1
- 5.2.1 Alternative forms
- 5.2.2 Numeral
- 5.2.3 Noun
- 5.2.3.1 Coordinate terms
- 5.2.3.2 Descendants
- 5.2.4 Adverb
- 5.3 Etymology 2
- 5.3.1 Verb
- 6 Spanish
- 6.1 Adjective
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Portuguese quarta, from Latin quartus (“fourth”), q.v., in reference to the units making up one-fourth of the alqueire (“Portuguese bushel”) or arrantel (“Portuguese pound”). Doublet of quart, quater, and cuaderon
Noun[edit]
quarta (plural quartas)
- (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 3.2–4.8 L in different 19th-century contexts.
- (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 115 g.
Synonyms[edit]
- (unit of volume): Portuguese quart, quart (Portuguese contexts)
- (unit of mass): quarter, quarter-pound (Portuguese contexts)
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (unit of volume): celamim (1⁄8 quarta), maquia (1⁄4 quarta), oitava (1⁄2 quarta), alqueire (4 quartas)
- (unit of mass): oitava (1⁄24 quarta), onça (1⁄4 quarta), marco (2 quartas), libra (usually 3 quartas), arratel (4 quartas)
Catalan[edit]
Adjective[edit]
quarta
Noun[edit]
quartaf (plural quartes)
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
quarta
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
quartaf (plural quarte)
Latin[edit]
Numeral[edit]
quārta
- inflection of quārtus:
Numeral[edit]
quārtā
References[edit]
- “quarta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- quarta in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- quarta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Latin quartus (“fourth”). As a unit of dry measure, in reference to its making up one-fourth of the alqueire or Portuguese bushel. Cognate with Spanish cuarterón.
Alternative forms[edit]
- 4.ª (abbreviation)
Numeral[edit]
quarta
Noun[edit]
quartaf (plural quartas)
- quarter, fourth
- fourth gear
- (fencing) quarte
- Ellipsis of quarta-feira (“Wednesday”).
- (historical) quarta, Portuguese quart, a traditional unit of dry volume equal to 3.2–4.8 L in different 19th-century contexts
- (historical) quarta, Portuguese quarter-pound, a traditional unit of mass, usually equivalent to 115 g
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (unit of dry volume): celamim (1⁄8 quarta), maquia (1⁄4 quarta), oitava (1⁄2 quarta), alqueire (4 quartas)
- (unit of mass): oitava (1⁄24 quarta), onça (1⁄4 quarta), marco (2 quartas), libra (usually 3 quartas), arrátel (4 quartas)
Descendants[edit]
- Kadiwéu: cwaata
Adverb[edit]
quarta (not comparable)
- Ellipsis of quarta-feira (“on Wednesday”).
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
quarta
- inflection of quartar:
Spanish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
quartaf
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