quarta

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See also: Quarta

English

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Etymology

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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

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quarta (plural quartas)

  1. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 3.2–4.8 L in different 19th-century contexts.
  2. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 115 g.

Synonyms

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Coordinate terms

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Catalan

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Adjective

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quarta

  1. feminine singular of quart

Noun

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la quarta

quarta f (plural quartes)

  1. (music) fourth

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkwar.ta/
  • Rhymes: -arta
  • Hyphenation: quàr‧ta

Etymology 1

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Adjective

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quarta

  1. feminine singular of quarto

Etymology 2

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Noun

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quarta f (plural quarte)

  1. (feminine of quarto) fourth
  2. (school) fourth year, fourth form
  3. fourth gear (in a motor vehicle)

Latin

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Numeral

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quārta

  1. inflection of quārtus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural

Numeral

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quārtā

  1. ablative feminine singular of quārtus

References

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  • quarta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • quarta in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s 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

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -aɾtɐ, (Brazil) -aʁtɐ
  • Hyphenation: quar‧ta

Etymology 1

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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

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Adjective

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quarta

  1. feminine singular of quarto

Noun

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quarta f (plural quartas)

  1. quarter, fourth
  2. fourth gear
  3. (fencing) quarte
  4. Ellipsis of quarta-feira (Wednesday).
  5. (historical) quarta, Portuguese quart, a traditional unit of dry volume equal to 3.2–4.8 L in different 19th-century contexts
  6. (historical) quarta, Portuguese quarter-pound, a traditional unit of mass, usually equivalent to 115 g
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Descendants
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  • Kadiwéu: cwaata

Adverb

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quarta (not comparable)

  1. Ellipsis of quarta-feira (on Wednesday).

Etymology 2

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Verb

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quarta

  1. inflection of quartar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

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Adjective

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quarta f

  1. feminine singular of quarto