quarto
See also: Quarto
English
Noun
quarto (countable and uncountable, plural quartos)
- (paper) A size of paper (7.5"-10" x 10"-12.5")(190-254 x 254-312 mm). Formed by folding and cutting one of several standard sizes of paper (15"-20" x 20"-25")(381-508 x 508-635 mm) twice to form 4 leaves (eight sides).
- (Britain) Quarto writing paper (10 inches x 8 inches)
- (printing) A book size, corresponding to the paper size.
See also
Italian
< 3º | 4º | 5º > |
---|---|---|
Cardinal : quattro Ordinal : quarto | ||
Related terms
- capoquarto
- e tre quarti
- e un quarto
- meno un quarto
- quarta
- quartetto
- quartiere
- quartile
- quartina
- quartino
- quarto di finale
- quarto d'ora
- quartogenito
- quartultimo
See also
- Appendix:Italian numbers
Latin
Numeral
quārtō
References
- quarto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- quarto in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- quarto in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- quarto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- 4º (abbreviation, ordinal only)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quartus.
Noun
quarto m (plural quartos)
- quarter; fourth (one of four equal parts)
- room (subdivision within a building)
- (specifically) bedroom (room used to sleep in and keep personal objects)
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 400:
- Não devia estar num quarto particular?
- Shouldn't he be in a private room?
- (historical) quarter (unit of volume for liquids equivalent to a quarter of a tun)
Spanish
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