Medio. Conversion Chart / Historical Volume Units Converter, Old Spanish Dry Measure

Medio. Conversion Chart

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Metric

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

medio to cubic meter (m³)
medio to cubic centimeter (cc)
medio to cubic millimeter (mm³)
medio to liter (l)
medio 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.

medio to barrel (liquid)
medio to barrel (dry)
medio to bushel (bu)
medio to gallon (liquid) (gal)
medio to gallon (dry) (gal)
medio to pint (liquid) (pt)
medio to pint (dry) (pt)
medio 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.

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

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

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

medio to kor (כור)
medio to letek (לתך)
medio to ephah (איפה)
medio to se'ah (סאה)
medio to kav (קב)
medio to log (לג)
medio to bezah (egg-size)
medio 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.

medio to bath
medio to hin
medio to log

Units: bath / hin / log

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Old Spanish Dry Measure

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

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

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Old Spanish Liquid Measure

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

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

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Old Portuguese Dry Measure

medio to moio
medio to fanga
medio to alqueire
medio to quarta
medio to oitava
medio to maquia
medio to selamim
medio to meio-selamim (half-selamim)
medio 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

medio to tonel
medio to pipa
medio to almude
medio to cântaro
medio to pote
medio to canada
medio to quartilho
medio to meio-quartilho (half-quartilho)
medio 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

medio to minot
medio to litron

Units: minot / litron

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Old Russian Dry Measure

medio to cetverik (mera)
medio to vedro
medio to garnetz

Units: cetverik (mera) / vedro / garnetz

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Old Russian Liquid Measure

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

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

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