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

Tonel. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

tonel to bath
tonel to hin
tonel to log

Units: bath / hin / log

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Old Spanish Dry Measure

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

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

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

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Old Portuguese Dry Measure

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

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

Units: / 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

tonel to minot
tonel to litron

Units: minot / litron

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Old Russian Dry Measure

tonel to cetverik (mera)
tonel to vedro
tonel to garnetz

Units: cetverik (mera) / vedro / garnetz

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Old Russian Liquid Measure

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

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

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