Vedro. Conversion Chart / Historical Volume Units Converter, Old Russian Dry Measure

Vedro. Conversion Chart

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Metric

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vedro to cubic meter (m³)
vedro to cubic centimeter (cc)
vedro to cubic millimeter (mm³)
vedro to liter (l)
vedro to milliliter (ml)

Units: cubic meter (m³) / cubic centimeter (cc) / cubic millimeter (mm³) / liter (l) / milliliter (ml)

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U.S. Measure

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of U.S. units is available on the main volume conversion page.

vedro to barrel (liquid)
vedro to barrel (dry)
vedro to bushel (bu)
vedro to gallon (liquid) (gal)
vedro to gallon (dry) (gal)
vedro to pint (liquid) (pt)
vedro to pint (dry) (pt)
vedro to fluid ounce (oz)

Units: barrel (liquid) / barrel (dry) / bushel (bu) / gallon (liquid) (gal) / gallon (dry) (gal) / pint (liquid) (pt) / pint (dry) (pt) / fluid ounce (oz)

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Ancient Greeek (Attic) Dry Measure

Greeks mostly used dry capacity units to measure grain. The basic capacity unit was the kyathos. As most ancient measures these units changed over time and varied across different regions of Grece.

vedro to medimnos (μέδιμνος)
vedro to hekteus (ἑκτεύς, a sixth of a medimnos)
vedro to hēmiekton (ἡμίεκτον)
vedro to choinix (χοῖνιξ)
vedro to xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius)
vedro to kotylē or hēmina (κοτύλη, ἡμίνα)
vedro to oxybathon (ὀξυβαθον)
vedro to kyathos (κύαθος)
vedro to kochliarion (κοχλιάριον)

Units: medimnos (μέδιμνος) / hekteus (ἑκτεύς, a sixth of a medimnos) / hēmiekton (ἡμίεκτον) / choinix (χοῖνιξ) / xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius) / kotylē or hēmina (κοτύλη, ἡμίνα) / oxybathon (ὀξυβαθον) / kyathos (κύαθος) / kochliarion (κοχλιάριον)

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Ancient Greek (Attic) Liquid Measure

A common unit in both liquid and dry capacity throughout historic Greece was the cotyle or cotyla whose absolute value varied from one place to another between 210 ml and 330 ml.

vedro to metrētēs (μετρητής, amphora)
vedro to keramion (κεράμιον, Roman amphora)
vedro to chous (χοῦς)
vedro to xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius)
vedro to kotylē, tryblion or hēmina (κοτύλη, τρύβλιον, ἡμίνα)
vedro to tetarton, hēmikotylē (τέταρτον, ἡμικοτύλη)
vedro to oxybathon (ὀξυβαθον)
vedro to kyathos (κύαθος)
vedro to konchē (κόγχη)
vedro to mystron (μύστρον)
vedro to chēmē (χήμη)
vedro to kochliarion (κοχλιάριον, spoon)

Units: metrētēs (μετρητής, amphora) / keramion (κεράμιον, Roman amphora) / chous (χοῦς) / xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius) / kotylē, tryblion or hēmina (κοτύλη, τρύβλιον, ἡμίνα) / tetarton, hēmikotylē (τέταρτον, ἡμικοτύλη) / oxybathon (ὀξυβαθον) / kyathos (κύαθος) / konchē (κόγχη) / mystron (μύστρον) / chēmē (χήμη) / kochliarion (κοχλιάριον, spoon)

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Ancient Roman Measure (Liquid and Dry)

Roman jar (amphora quadrantal) was the main unit to measure both liquids and dry substances in Roman empire. It was defined to be equal to one cubic pes (Roman foot). The weight of water to fill the amphora was roughly equal to one Greek talent, an ancient unit of weight.

vedro to culeus (hose)
vedro to amphora quadrantal (Roman jar, bushel)
vedro to urna (urn)
vedro to modius castrensis (military modius)
vedro to modius (peck)
vedro to semimodius (half of a modius)
vedro to congius (a half-pes cube)
vedro to sextarius (a sixth)
vedro to hemina (pint)
vedro to cotyla (cup)
vedro to triens (one third of a sextarius)
vedro to quartarius (quart, forth part)
vedro to sextans (one sixth of a sextarius)
vedro to acetabulum (small cup)
vedro to cyathus (shot or dose)
vedro to ligula (spoonful)

Units: culeus (hose) / amphora quadrantal (Roman jar, bushel) / urna (urn) / modius castrensis (military modius) / modius (peck) / semimodius (half of a modius) / congius (a half-pes cube) / sextarius (a sixth) / hemina (pint) / cotyla (cup) / triens (one third of a sextarius) / quartarius (quart, forth part) / sextans (one sixth of a sextarius) / acetabulum (small cup) / cyathus (shot or dose) / ligula (spoonful)

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Biblical and Talmudic Dry Measure (Old Testament)

Israelite capacity measure tightly corresponded to Babylonian system. The basic unit was log (לג) that was similar to Babylonian mina.

vedro to kor (כור)
vedro to letek (לתך)
vedro to ephah (איפה)
vedro to se'ah (סאה)
vedro to kav (קב)
vedro to log (לג)
vedro to bezah (egg-size)
vedro to kezayit (olive-size, כְּזַיִת)

Units: kor (כור) / letek (לתך) / ephah (איפה) / se'ah (סאה) / kav (קב) / log (לג) / bezah (egg-size) / kezayit (olive-size, כְּזַיִת)

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Biblical and Talmudic Liquid Measure (Old Testament)

Exact conversion for Biblical units is rarely certain. There were more units mentioned in Talmud, many of them from foreign origin, e.g. Persia or Greece. Unfortunately the capacity of those units is currently unknown.

vedro to bath
vedro to hin
vedro to log

Units: bath / hin / log

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Old Spanish Dry Measure

vedro to cahíz
vedro to fanega
vedro to cuartilla (¼ of a fanega)
vedro to celemín
vedro to medio
vedro to cuartillo (¼ of a celemín)
vedro to ochavo

Units: cahíz / fanega / cuartilla (¼ of a fanega) / celemín / medio / cuartillo (¼ of a celemín) / ochavo

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Old Spanish Liquid Measure

vedro to moyo
vedro to cántara
vedro to arroba
vedro to azumbre
vedro to botella
vedro to cuartillo
vedro to copa
vedro to panilla (for olive oil)
vedro to cortadillo

Units: moyo / cántara / arroba / azumbre / botella / cuartillo / copa / panilla (for olive oil) / cortadillo

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Old Portuguese Dry Measure

vedro to moio
vedro to fanga
vedro to alqueire
vedro to quarta
vedro to oitava
vedro to maquia
vedro to selamim
vedro to meio-selamim (half-selamim)
vedro to quarto de selamim (quarter of selamim)

Units: moio / fanga / alqueire / quarta / oitava / maquia / selamim / meio-selamim (half-selamim) / quarto de selamim (quarter of selamim)

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Old Portuguese Liquid Measure

vedro to tonel
vedro to pipa
vedro to almude
vedro to cântaro
vedro to pote
vedro to canada
vedro to quartilho
vedro to meio-quartilho (half-quartilho)
vedro to quarto de quartilho (quarter of quartilho)

Units: tonel / pipa / almude / cântaro / pote / canada / quartilho / meio-quartilho (half-quartilho) / quarto de quartilho (quarter of quartilho)

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Old French

There were many local variations; the following are Quebec and Paris definitions

vedro to minot
vedro to litron

Units: minot / litron

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Old Russian Dry Measure

vedro to cetverik (mera)
vedro to garnetz

Units: cetverik (mera) / / garnetz

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Old Russian Liquid Measure

vedro to vedro
vedro to shtoff
vedro to chetvert (quart)
vedro to vine bottle
vedro to vodka bottle
vedro to charka
vedro to shkalik

Units: vedro / shtoff / chetvert (quart) / vine bottle / vodka bottle / charka / shkalik

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