quarta

== English == === Etymology === From Portuguese quarta, from Latin quartus (“fourth”), q.v., in reference to the units making up one-fourth of the alqueire (“Portuguese bushel”) or arrantel (“Portuguese pound”). Doublet of quart, quater, and cuaderon. === Noun === quarta (plural quartas) (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 3.2–4.8 L in different 19th-century contexts. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 115 g. ==== Synonyms ==== (unit of volume): Portuguese quart, quart (Portuguese contexts) (unit of mass): quarter, quarter-pound (Portuguese contexts) ==== Coordinate terms ==== (unit of volume): celamim (1⁄8 quarta), maquia (1⁄4 quarta), oitava (1⁄2 quarta), alqueire (4 quartas) (unit of mass): oitava (1⁄24 quarta), onça (1⁄4 quarta), marco (2 quartas), libra (usually 3 quartas), arratel (4 quartas) == Catalan == === Adjective === quarta feminine singular of quart === Noun === quarta f (plural quartes) (music) fourth == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkwar.ta/ Rhymes: -arta Hyphenation: quàr‧ta === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== quarta feminine singular of quarto === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== quarta f (plural quarte) (feminine of quarto) fourth (school) fourth year, fourth form fourth gear (in a motor vehicle) == Latin == === Numeral === quārta inflection of quārtus: nominative/vocative feminine singular nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural === Numeral === quārtā ablative feminine singular of quārtus === References === “quarta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press "quarta", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “quarta”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -aɾtɐ, (Brazil) -aʁtɐ Hyphenation: quar‧ta === Etymology 1 === From Latin quartus (“fourth”). As a unit of dry measure, in reference to its making up one-fourth of the alqueire or Portuguese bushel. Cognate with Spanish cuarterón. ==== Alternative forms ==== 4.ª (abbreviation) ==== Adjective ==== quarta feminine singular of quarto ==== Noun ==== quarta f (plural quartas) quarter, fourth fourth gear (fencing) quarte ellipsis of quarta-feira (“Wednesday”) (historical) quarta, Portuguese quart, a traditional unit of dry volume equal to 3.2–4.8 L in different 19th-century contexts (historical) quarta, Portuguese quarter-pound, a traditional unit of mass, usually equivalent to 115 g ===== Coordinate terms ===== (unit of dry volume): celamim (1⁄8 quarta), maquia (1⁄4 quarta), oitava (1⁄2 quarta), alqueire (4 quartas) (unit of mass): oitava (1⁄24 quarta), onça (1⁄4 quarta), marco (2 quartas), libra (usually 3 quartas), arrátel (4 quartas) ===== Descendants ===== → Kadiwéu: cwaata ==== Adverb ==== quarta (not comparable) ellipsis of quarta-feira (“on Wednesday”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== quarta inflection of quartar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “quarta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “quarta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Adjective === quarta f feminine singular of quarto