nelikko

Finnish

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Definitions
  • quartet, group of four
  • quadruplet sequence of four elements
  • (historical) A unit of measure equal to ¼ tynnyri, or 41.22 liters as a dry measure, 31.41 liters as a liquid measure; roughly comparable with English firkin, which is defined as one fourth of a barrel.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *neljikko suffix from Finnish neljä (four, four-, between four, of fourth, of four).

Origin

Finnish

neljä

Gloss

four, four-, between four, of fourth, of four

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Kanji

四

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