Pipa. Conversion Chart / Historical Volume Units Converter, Old Portuguese Liquid Measure

Pipa. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

pipa to bath
pipa to hin
pipa to log

Units: bath / hin / log

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Old Spanish Dry Measure

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

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

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

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Old Portuguese Dry Measure

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

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

Units: tonel / / 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

pipa to minot
pipa to litron

Units: minot / litron

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Old Russian Dry Measure

pipa to cetverik (mera)
pipa to vedro
pipa to garnetz

Units: cetverik (mera) / vedro / garnetz

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Old Russian Liquid Measure

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

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

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