4:o

Swedish

Etymology

Internationalism; see 4o, 4º, 4.º.

Adverb

4:o (not comparable)

1. (archaic) 4th

   Synonym: för det fjärde

   • 1925 [1786 October 24], Samuel Ödmann, edited by Henning Wijkmark, Samuel Ödmanns skrifter och brev‎^[1], page 94:

     Min högtärade Käraste Broder! Frågas ödmjukt […]
     3:o Om Bror i Africa någonsin hörde Strutsarne tjuta natt eller dag?
     4:o Om i de varma länder fikonlöfven sitta på tills de nye framskjuta?

     My dear dearest brother! I humbly ask […]
     3rd If brother in Africa ever heard the ostriches hoot night or day?
     4th If in the hot countries the fig leaves sit on until the new ones sprout?

Coordinate terms

• 1:o, 2:o, 3:o, 4:o, 5:o, 6:o, 7:o, 8:o, 9:o, 10:o, 11:o, 12:o, 13:o, 14:o, 15:o, 16:o, 17:o, 18:o, 19:o, 20:o

Noun

4:o n

1. (printing) Abbreviation of kvarto: quarto