Alqueire. Conversion Chart / Historical Volume Units Converter, Old Portuguese Dry Measure

Alqueire. Conversion Chart

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Metric

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

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

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

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

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

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

alqueire to bath
alqueire to hin
alqueire to log

Units: bath / hin / log

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Old Spanish Dry Measure

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

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

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

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Old Portuguese Dry Measure

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

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

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Old Portuguese Liquid Measure

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

alqueire to minot
alqueire to litron

Units: minot / litron

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Old Russian Dry Measure

alqueire to cetverik (mera)
alqueire to vedro
alqueire to garnetz

Units: cetverik (mera) / vedro / garnetz

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Old Russian Liquid Measure

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

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

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