quartarius
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English
Etymology
From Latin quārtārius (“one-fourth”), from quārtus (“fourth”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adj.”) from its relation to the sextarius. Doublet of quartary.
Noun
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
Coordinate terms
- (unit of liquid measure): lingula (1/12 quartarius), cyathus (⅓ quartarius), acetabulum (½ quartarius), hemina (2 quartariuses), sextarius (4 quartariuses), congius (24 quartariuses), urna (96 quartariuses), amphora (192 quartariuses), culeus (3840 quartariuses)
Latin
Etymology
From quārtus (“fourth”) + -ārius (“-ary”, adjective-forming suffix), from its relation to the sextarius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʷaːrˈtaː.ri.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kwarˈta.ri.us/,
Noun
quārtārius m (genitive quārtāriī or quārtārī); second declension
- (historical) quartarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L
Declension
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
- (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
- Catalan: quarter
- → English: quartary, quartarius