Definition
A fencing position where the sword arm is extended with the blade pointing sideways; also a unit of liquid measurement in Spanish-speaking regions.
Etymology
From Spanish 'cuarta,' feminine form of 'cuarto' (fourth), named because it's the fourth of the primary fencing positions identified by 16th-century Italian fencing masters.
Kelly Says
Fencing positions like 'cuarta' were carefully numbered and named by Italian masters—these precise terms traveled through Europe and became the universal language of sword fighting!
Translations
ARالعربية
الرابعة
al-rabb-ah
BNবাংলা
চতুর্থ
cho-thur-th
CSČeština
čtvrtá
chvur-tah
DEDeutsch
vierte
feer-teh
ELΕλληνικά
τέταρτη
teh-tar-tee
ESEspañol
cuarta
kwar-tah
FAفارسی
چهارمین
che-har-min
FRFrançais
quatrième
kwat-ruhv
HUMagyar
negyedik
neh-ged-ik
IDBahasa Indonesia
keempat
ke-empat
ITItaliano
quarta
kwar-tah
KKKK
төртінші
tor-tin-shi
KMKM
ប្រាំមួយ
bra-am-mu-oy
KO한국어
4번째
seon-beon-j-tae
MSBahasa Melayu
keempat
ke-empat
NLNederlands
vierde
veer-deh
PLPolski
czwarta
chwar-tah
PTPortuguês
quarta
kwar-tah
RORomână
a patra
a pa-tra
RUРусский
четвертая
chetv-er-taya
TAதமிழ்
நான்காவது
naan-ka-av-athu
TEతెలుగు
నాలుగవ
na-lu-g-va
THไทย
อันที่สี่
an-thee-see
TRTürkçe
dördüncü
dor-dun-choo
UKУкраїнська
четверта
chetv-er-ta
VITiếng Việt
cuốn thứ tư
kwoon thu tu
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Feminine grammatical gender in Spanish; no inherent bias in word meaning (unit of measure, administrative division). Gender is morphological artifact, not conceptual bias.