Eighth (unit)
The eighth is the eighth part of a measure. This was widespread as a dimension designation before the introduction of the decimal system .
Dry measure
- Bavaria 1 eighth of grain = 4 Mäßl = 233 ½ Parisian cubic inches = 4 ⅔ liters
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Hessen 1 eighth = 6636 Parisian cubic inches = 131½ liters
- 1 eighth of oats = 7117 Parisian cubic inches = 141 liters
- Frankfurt am Main , Hanau 1 eighth of grain = 1 malter
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Gelnhausen Kurhessen 1 eighth of grain = 6615 Parisian cubic inches = 127 ⅛ liters
- 1 eighth of oats = 6878 Parisian cubic inches = 136 3/10 liters
- Austria 1 eighth = 16 cups = 387 ½ Parisian cubic inches = 7 ⅔ liters
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Switzerland , Canton Solothurn 1 eighth = 83 ½ Parisian cubic inches = 1 ⅔ liter
- 8 eighths = 1 measure
- 16 eighths = 1 double dim
- Weilburg , Nassau 1 eighth = 5887 Parisian cubic inches = 116 ⅔ liters
- Wetzlar , Prussian Rhine Province 1 eighth = 12654 Parisian cubic inches = 250 ¾ liters
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Kingdom of Württemberg 1 eighth = 139 ½ Parisian cubic inches = 2 7/9 liters
- 2 eighths = 1 four of a kind
- 8 eighths = 1 zimri
- 64 eighths = 1 bushel
- Military limit 1 eighth = 6.8036 liters
- Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 1 eighth = 23.409 liters
- Lübeck 1 eighth of oats = 1.2348 liters
- 1 eighth of hard grain = 1.0842 liters
liquids
Wine measure
In general, eighth is understood to mean the eighth part of a barrel, a measure or a pintle.
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Augsburg (Bavaria) 1 eighth = 9 Parisian cubic inches = 3/16 liters
- 2 eighths = 1 fourth
- 4 eighths = 1 pintle
- 8 eighths = 1 measure
- Nuremberg 1 eighth = 0.14314 liters
- South German wine measure 1 eight-liter = 1/32 bucket
Beer measure
- Danzig 1 eighth (double beer) = 17.175 liters
Weight
- Emden ( East Friesland ) 1 eighth barrel butter = 49 pounds plus 17.3 lot ( Prussia = 16.667 grams) = 24788.83 grams
Area measure
- Transylvania 1 eighth = 8.632 ares
- Austria 1 eighth = 1 Rahel / Rachel
Length measure
- Prussia 1 eighth = 26.1544 centimeters
- Hungary 1 eighth = 0.32928 centimeters
Other names
Equivalent to an eighth
- Ottigkar in Denmark
- Attingkar in Sweden
- Osmina in Russia
- Ottavo in Spain and Sardinia
- Ouatava in Portugal
See also
- Eighth hour
- Achtendeel ( Netherlands )
- Achterli (Switzerland)
- Tumna
literature
- Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 1.
- Fr. Silber: The coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world individually calculated according to their values and proportions to all German coins, measures and weights. In addition to information on the trading venues and their billing relationships. Moritz Ruhl, Leipzig 1861, p. 2.