quarto

English

Etymology

From Latin quartus (“fourth”)

Noun

quarto (plural quartos)

1. (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).
   1. (UK) Quarto writing paper (10 inches x 8 inches)
2. (printing) A book size, corresponding to the paper size.

Translations

paper size

• Catalan: quart (ca) m

book size

• Catalan: quart (ca) m

Synonyms

• (paper size): 4to, 4º
• (book size): Q

See also

• foolscap

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Italian

Italian ordinal numbers

<  3rd	4th	5th   >
Ordinal : quarto     Cardinal : quattro

Etymology

From Latin quartus.

Adjective

quarto m (f quarta, m plural quarti, f plural quarte)

1. fourth

Noun

quarto m (plural quarti) Feminine quarta

1. fourth (the one in fourth position)

quarto m (plural quarti)

1. quarter (fraction), fourth (fraction)

quarto

1. The letter Q in the Italian phonetic alphabet

Related terms

• 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

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Latin

Numeral

quartō

1. dative masculine singular of quartus
2. dative neuter singular of quartus
3. ablative masculine singular of quartus
4. ablative neuter singular of quartus

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin quartus.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA: /ˈkwaɾtu/
• Hyphenation: quar‧to

Ordinal numeral

quarto m (feminine quarta masculine plural quartos feminine plural quartas)

1. fourth

Abbreviations

• 4º

Noun

quarto m (plural quartos)

1. quarter (one of four equal parts)
2. room
   • 2003, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Rocco, page 400:

     Não devia estar num quarto particular?

     Shouldn't he be in a private room?

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Spanish

Adjective

quarto m (feminine quarta, masculine plural quartos, feminine plural quartas)

1. Archaic form of cuarto.

Noun

quarto m (plural quartos)

1. Archaic form of cuarto.