quartarius
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin quārtārius (“one-fourth”), from quārtus (“fourth”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adj.”) from its relation to the sextarius. Doublet of quartary.
Noun edit
quartarius (plural quartariuses or quartarii)
- (historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman pound of wine and equivalent to about 0.14 L although varying slightly over time.
Synonyms edit
Coordinate terms edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From quārtus (“fourth”) + -ārius (“-ary”, adjective-forming suffix), from its relation to the sextarius.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʷaːrˈtaː.ri.us/, [kʷäːrˈt̪äːriʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kwarˈta.ri.us/, [kwärˈt̪äːrius]
Noun edit
quārtārius m (genitive quārtāriī or quārtārī); second declension
- (historical) quartarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | quārtārius | quārtāriī |
Genitive | quārtāriī quārtārī1 |
quārtāriōrum |
Dative | quārtāriō | quārtāriīs |
Accusative | quārtārium | quārtāriōs |
Ablative | quārtāriō | quārtāriīs |
Vocative | quārtārie | quārtāriī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Coordinate terms edit
- (unit of liquid measure): lingula (1/12 quartarius), cyathus (⅓ quartarius), acetabulum (½ quartarius), hemina (2 quartarii), sextarius (4 quartarii), congius (24 quartarii), urna (96 quartarii), amphora (192 quartarii), culeus (3840 quartarii)
Descendants edit
- Catalan: quarter
- → English: quartary, quartarius