Litron. Conversion Chart / Historical Volume Units Converter, Old French

Litron. Conversion Chart

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Metric

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

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

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

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

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

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

litron to bath
litron to hin
litron to log

Units: bath / hin / log

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Old Spanish Dry Measure

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

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

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

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Old Portuguese Dry Measure

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

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

litron to minot

Units: minot /

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Old Russian Dry Measure

litron to cetverik (mera)
litron to vedro
litron to garnetz

Units: cetverik (mera) / vedro / garnetz

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Old Russian Liquid Measure

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

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

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