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4.6 Russian and Rumanian weights and measures
Our Krasna ancestors used different weights and measures than what we are accustomed to today. Initially the Old Russian system was used. It was based on the regulation established on October 11, 1835. These measures were effective until the October Revolution of 1917. Afterwards Russia introduced the metric system. In contrast, Rumania used the metric system since 1884. When the Bessarabians came to Rumania, a reorientation had to be made. They still continued the Russian measures they were used to for some time.
Linear measurements
| Transkription | German | Definition | SI-Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| Totschka | Punkt | 1/10 Linja | = 254 µm |
| Linja | Linie | 1/10 Diuim | = 2,54 mm |
| Djuim | Daumen, Zoll | 1 Diuim | = 25,4 mm = 2,54 cm |
| Werschok | ¼ Pjad | = 44,45 mm = 4,445 cm | |
| Tschetwert, Pjad | Viertel; Spanne | ¼ Arschin | = 177,8 mm = 1,778 dm |
| Fut | Fuß | 12 Diuim | = 304,8 mm = 3,048 dm |
| Stopa | ½ Arschin | = 355,6 mm = 3,556 dm | |
| Arschin | 1/3 Saschen | = 711,2 mm = 7,112 dm | |
| Saschen | Faden | 7 Fut | = 2,1336 m |
| Wersta | Werst | 500 Saschen | = 1,0668 km |
Area Measurements
| Transkription | German | Definition | SI-Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diuim² | Quadratzoll | 1 Diuim² | = 6,4516 cm² |
| Fut² | 144 Diuim² | = 929,0304 cm² ≈ 9,29 dm² | |
| Arschin² | 784 Diuim² | = 5058,0544 cm² ≈ 50,58 dm² | |
| Saschen² | Faden² | 9 Arschin² = 49 Fut² | = 45522,4896 cm² ≈ 4,55 m² |
| Dessjatine | 2400 Saschen² | = 10925,3975 m² ≈ 1,1 ha | |
| Werst² | 250000 Saschen² | = 1138062,24 m² ≈ 1,138 km² |
Hollow measurements (dry measures)
| Transkription | German | Definition | SI-Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garnetz | ½ Tschetwerka | ≈ 3,28 l | |
| Tschetwerka | ¼ Tschetwerik | ≈ 6,559 l | |
| Tschetwerik | 8 Garnetz | ≈ 26,238 l | |
| Pajak | 2 Tschetwerik | ≈ 52,476 l | |
| Osmin | 2 Pajak | ≈ 104,951 l | |
| Tschetwert | Viertel | 2 Osmina = 8 Tschetwerik | ≈ 209,902 l |
| Last | Last | 16 Tschetwert | ≈ 3 358,432 l |
Hollow dimensions (liquid dimensions)
| Transkription | German | Definition | SI-Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schkalik | ½ Tscharka | ≈ 61 ml | |
| Tscharka | 1⁄10 Kruschka | ≈ 123 ml | |
| Kruschka | 1⁄10 Wedro | ≈ 1,23 l | |
| Wedro | Eimer | ≈ 12,29941 l | |
| Anker | Anker | 3 Wedra | ≈ 36,898 l |
| Botschka | Fass | 40 Wedra | ≈ 491,976 l |
| Butilka | Wodka-, Bierflasche | 1⁄5 Tschetwert | ≈ 0,615 l |
| Butilka | Weinflasche | ¼ Tschetwert | ≈ 0,769 l |
| Schtof | Stof | 10 Tscharka | ≈ 1,23 l |
| Tschetwert | Viertel, Quart | ¼ Wedro | ≈ 3,0748 l |
Weights
| Transkription | German | Definition | SI-Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolja | 44434,9 ± 0,1 μg | = 44,4349 mg | |
| Solotnik | 96 Dolja = 1/3 Lot | = 4,2667504 g ≈ 4,267 g | |
| Lot | Lot | 288 Dolja = 1/32 Funt | = 12,7972512 g ≈ 12,80 g |
| Lana | (Unze) | 768 Dolja = 1/12 Funt | = 34,1260032 g ≈ 34,13 g |
| Funt | Pfund | 9216 Dolja | ≈ 409,5120384 g ≈ 409,5 g |
| Pud | 40 Funt | = 16380,481536 g ≈ 16,38 kg | |
| Korsez | 240 Funt = 6 Pud | = 98282,889216 g ≈ 98,28 kg | |
| Packen | 1200 Funt = 3 Berkovetz | = 491414,44608 g ≈ 491,4 kg |
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The most used scales were:
Equal armed beam scales with dishes, sliding scale, table scale with dishes, spring loaded scale with hooks and the decimal scale
Equal armed beam scales with dishes, sliding scale, table scale with dishes, spring loaded scale with hooks and the decimal scale
en/krasna/f-04-06-00.txt · Last modified: 2019/05/22 15:05 by Otto Riehl Herausgeber
