cuarta
English
Etymology
From Spanish cuarta (“fourth”). Doublet of quart, quarter, and cuarto, &c.
Noun
cuarta (plural cuartas)
- (historical) A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, a quarter-ferrado equivalent to about 3–4.5 L depending on the substance measured.
- (historical) Synonym of palmo, quarter-vara, a traditional Spanish unit of length
Asturian
Adjective
cuarta
- feminine singular of cuartu
Galician
Adjective
cuarta
- feminine singular of cuarto
Noun
cuarta f (plural cuartas)
- (historical) Synonym of palmo, traditional unit of length
Irish
Noun
cuarta f
- (used with numerals) plural of cuairt (“circuit; round, course; round; visit; occasion, time”)
- variant genitive singular of cuairt
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cuarta | chuarta | gcuarta |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cuarta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwaɾta/ [ˈkwaɾ.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -aɾta
- Syllabification: cuar‧ta
Etymology 1
From cuerda (“cord”).
Noun
cuarta f (plural cuartas)
- (Cuba, Puerto Rico) Synonym of disciplina, a hemp whip resembling a cat-o'-nine-tails
- (Mexico) Synonym of látigo, a short horse whip
Descendants
- → English: quirt
Etymology 2
From cuarto (“one-fourth, a fourth, a quarter”). Doublet of cuarto. As a Galician measure, partially from Galician cuarta. Cognate with Galician cuarta.
Noun
cuarta f (plural cuartas)
- fourth, quarter, one of four equal divisions of some whole
- (card games) quatorze, set of four similar cards in piquet
- (Catholicism) Synonym of cuarta funeral, the right of a church to part of the payment for its parishioners' funeral and mass services when held elsewhere
- (military) battalion, particularly a battalion forming exactly one-fourth of a company
- (historical) quadrant, an astronomical tool
- (historical) cuarta, quarter-ferrado, a Galician unit of dry measure equivalent to about 3–4.5 L depending on the substance measured
- (historical) Synonym of palmo, quarter-vara, a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 20.8 cm
- (historical) cuarta, a former measure of lumber, indicating a 9×9 inch beam varying in length from 11–25 feet at different places and times
- (historical) Synonym of cuartera, a former measure of lumber, indicating an 8×8 inch beam 15 feet long
- (historical) Synonym of encuarte, a former form of emergency assistance, the additional fee for irregularly shaped stone or wood
- fourth, the fourth in position
- (music) fourth, a musical interval of five semitones or four degrees of the diatonic scale
- (music) fourth, the string fourth across from another
- (automotive) fourth, the fourth gear of a transmission
- compass point, particularly in a 32-part division
- (Andalusia) guide mule, for horsedrawn vehicles
Adjective
cuarta f sg
- feminine singular of cuarto
Further reading
- “cuarto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
- actuar