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

Quartilho. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

quartilho to bath
quartilho to hin
quartilho to log

Units: bath / hin / log

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Old Spanish Dry Measure

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

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

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

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Old Portuguese Dry Measure

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

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

Units: tonel / pipa / almude / cântaro / pote / canada / / 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

quartilho to minot
quartilho to litron

Units: minot / litron

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Old Russian Dry Measure

quartilho to cetverik (mera)
quartilho to vedro
quartilho to garnetz

Units: cetverik (mera) / vedro / garnetz

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Old Russian Liquid Measure

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

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

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