Quadruplets (unit)

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A quadruplet ( pronounced Vierlig in the Swiss-German, Baden and Swabian dialect , in Bavaria also Viertling ) used to be the name for the fourth part of various units of measurement in Switzerland as well as in Baden , Bavaria and Württemberg . The quadruple is not to be confused with the quarter .

Weight

In everyday Swiss and southern German language, the quadruplet was used to mean a quarter of a pound , which has been equivalent to 125 grams since the 19th century . The quadruplet was also used for its odd multiples such as three quadruplets (375 grams) or five quadruplets (625 grams). According to the Concordat on a common Swiss measure and weight system of 1835, however , the quadruplet was not an official unit .

Measure of capacity

According to the Swiss Concordat of 1835, the quadruplet was a measure of capacity for dry goods such as grain. It corresponded to the fourth part of a quarter or the sixteenth part of a mother and thus 3.75  liters . It was also official in southern Germany: In Baden it was the fourth part of a sester , so it also comprised just under 4 liters; in Bavaria it was the fourth part of a Metzens or Mutts and thus corresponded to around 9 liters, and in Württemberg it was the fourth part of a Simri and corresponded to around 11 liters in the 19th century.

Length measure

Colloquially, but was never officially in Switzerland and Württemberg quarter elle in the 18th and 19th centuries Vierling called. He measured therefore 15 centimeters.

Area measure

In Switzerland and southern Baden, a quarter of a juchart was also called a quadruplet. It thus corresponded to 4 ares in the 19th century . In Switzerland, where this area measure was predominantly used in connection with the area of ​​vineyards, it comprised 1 are as a quarter of the old Rebjuchart, as it had existed before the unification by the Concordat of 1835.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Schweizerisches Idiotikon , Volume I, Column 924, Article Vierli (n) g, meaning 2 ( digitized version ); Baden Dictionary , Volume II, p. 147 f., Article Vierling, meaning 1a; Bavarian Dictionary (Schmeller-Frommann), Volume I, Sp. 844, Article Vierling, Viertling (at the end of the article); Swabian Dictionary , Volume II, Sp. 1475 f., Article Vierling, meaning a.
  2. ↑ Schweizerisches Idiotikon, Volume I, Column 924, Article Vierli (n) g, meaning 5 ( digitized version ).
  3. ↑ Baden Dictionary, Volume II, p. 147 f., Article Vierling, meaning 1b.
  4. ↑ Bavarian Dictionary (Schmeller-Frommann), Volume I, Sp. 844, Article Vierling, Viertling .
  5. ↑ Swabian Dictionary, Volume II, Sp. 1475 f., Article Vierling, meaning b.
  6. ↑ Schweizerisches Idiotikon, Volume I, Column 924, Article Vierli (n) g, meaning 3 ( digitized version ); Swabian Dictionary, Volume II, Sp. 1475 f., Article Vierling, meaning c.
  7. ↑ Schweizerisches Idiotikon, Volume I, Column 924, Article Vierli (n) g, meaning 4 ( digitized version ); Baden dictionary, Volume II, p. 147 f., Article Vierling, meaning 1c.