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Webster 1913 Edition


Quarto

Quar′to

,
Adj.
[L.
in quarto
in fourth, from
quartus
the fourth: cf. F. (
in
)
quarto
. See
Quart
.]
Having four leaves to the sheet; of the form or size of a quarto.

Quar′to

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Quartos
.
Originally, a book of the size of the fourth of sheet of printing paper; a size leaves; in present usage, a book of a square or nearly square form, and usually of large size.

Webster 1828 Edition


Quarto

QUART'O

,
Noun.
[L. quartus.] A book of the size of the fourth of a sheet; a size made by twice folding a sheet, which then makes four leaves.

QUART'O

,
Adj.
Denoting the size of a book in which a sheet makes four leaves.

Definition 2024


Quarto

Quarto

See also: quarto

Italian

Proper noun

Quarto f

  1. A municipality in the province of Naples (Campania)
  2. The letter Q in the Italian phonetic alphabet

Derived terms

quarto

quarto

See also: Quarto

English

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

Translations

Synonyms

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

See also


Italian

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

Etymology

From Latin quartus.

Adjective

quarto m (feminine singular quarta, masculine plural quarti, feminine plural quarte)

  1. fourth

Noun

quarto m (plural quarti, feminine quarta)

  1. fourth (the one in fourth position)

Noun

quarto m (plural quarti)

  1. quarter (fraction; part of a town), fourth (fraction)

Related terms

See also

  • Appendix:Italian numbers

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

References


Portuguese

quarto (bedroom)

Alternative forms

  • (abbreviation, ordinal only)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quartus.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkwaɾ.tu/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkwaʁ.tu/
  • Hyphenation: quar‧to

Adjective

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

  1. ordinal form of quatro; fourth

Noun

quarto m (plural quartos)

  1. quarter; fourth (one of four equal parts)
  2. room (subdivision within a building)
  3. (specifically) bedroom (room used to sleep in and keep personal objects)
    • 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?
  4. (historical) quarter (unit of volume for liquids equivalent to a quarter of a tun)

Synonyms


Spanish

Adjective

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

  1. Archaic form of cuarto.

Noun

quarto m (plural quartos)

  1. Archaic form of cuarto.