quarto
See also: Quarto
English
Etymology
From Latin quartus (“fourth”).
Noun
quarto (countable and uncountable, plural quartos)
- (paper) A size of paper (7.5"-10" x 10"-12.5" or 190-254 x 254-312 mm). Formed by folding and cutting one of several standard sizes of paper (15"-20" x 20"-25" or 381-508 x 508-635 mm) twice to form 4 leaves (eight sides).
- (UK) Quarto writing paper (10 inches x 8 inches)
- (printing) A book size, corresponding to the paper size.
- 1880, William Blades, The Enemies of Books, page 40:
- Beneath an old ebony table were two long carved oak chests. I lifted the lid of one, and at the top was a once-white surplice covered with dust, and beneath was a mass of tracts — Commonwealth Quartos, unbound — a prey to worms and decay.
-
Synonyms
- (paper size): 4to, 4º
- (book size): Q
Translations
paper size
|
book size
|
See also
- foolscap
Anagrams
- Quatro, quatro
French
Adverb
quarto
- fourthly
Further reading
- “quarto”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
| 40 | ||
| ← 3 | 4 | 5 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: quattro Ordinal: quarto Ordinal abbreviation: 4º Adverbial: quattro volte Multiplier: quadruplo Collective: tutti e quattro Fractional: quarto | ||
| Italian Wikipedia article on 4 | ||
Etymology
From Latin quartus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwar.to/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -arto
- Hyphenation: quàr‧to
Adjective
quarto (feminine quarta, masculine plural quarti, feminine plural quarte)
- (ordinal number) fourth
Noun
quarto m (plural quarti)
- quarter (part of a town)
- (fractional number) quarter, fourth
Related terms
- capoquarto
- quarta
- quartetto
- quartiere
- quartile
- quartina
- quartino
- quarto di finale
- quarto d'ora
- quartogenito
- quartultimo
Latin
Numeral
quārtō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of quārtus
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 with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- quarto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkwaʁ.tu/ [ˈkwah.tu]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈkwaɾ.tu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈkwaʁ.tu/ [ˈkwaχ.tu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkwaɻ.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkwaɾ.tu/
- (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkwaɹ.tʷ/
- Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -aɾtu, (Brazil) -aʁtu
- Hyphenation: quar‧to
Etymology 1
| 40 | ||
| ← 3 | 4 | 5 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: quatro Ordinal: quarto Ordinal abbreviation: 4.º Multiplier: quádruplo Fractional: quarto Group: quarteto | ||
| Portuguese Wikipedia article on 4 | ||
quarto (bedroom)
From Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus.
Adjective
quarto (feminine quarta, masculine plural quartos, feminine plural quartas)
- (ordinal number) fourth
Noun
quarto m (plural quartos)
- (fractional number) quarter; fourth (one of four parts of a whole)
- 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)
Synonyms
- (room): cómodo, câmara
Derived terms
- quarta, quartinho, quartilho
Verb
quarto
- first-person singular present indicative of quartar
Spanish
Adjective
quarto (feminine quarta, masculine plural quartos, feminine plural quartas)
- Archaic form of cuarto.
Noun
quarto m (plural quartos)
- Archaic form of cuarto.