Definition
Relating to or characteristic of fever that recurs every fourth day (an archaic medical term); having the pattern or nature of a quartan fever.
Etymology
From Latin antiquus (old) + quartanus (occurring every fourth day, from quartus meaning fourth). The 'anti-' is not a prefix here but part of the Latin root; it meant 'old-standing' fevers in medieval medicine.
Kelly Says
This word reveals how doctors used to classify diseases by their rhythm—like music. A fever that comes back every fourth day was so common and recognizable they needed a specific name for it. Medieval medicine was more observant about patterns than we sometimes think.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ቅርስ አራት
kʼərəs ārāt
ARالعربية
رباعي القديم
rubāʿī al-qadīm
BNবাংলা
প্রাচীন চতুর্থাংশ
prāchīn chatūrthāṁś
CACatalà
antiquartà
an-tee-kahrtah
CSČeština
antikvartan
an-tee-kvahrtahn
DADansk
antikvartan
an-TEE-kvahrtahn
DEDeutsch
Antiquartan
an-tee-KWAHR-tahn
ELΕλληνικά
αντικβαρτάν
an-tee-kvahrtahn
ESEspañol
antiguocuartano
an-tee-gwah-KWAHR-tah-noh
FAفارسی
ربع قدیمی
rob-e qadīmī
FISuomi
antiikkiviertan
an-TEE-kee-veer-tahn
FRFrançais
antiquartan
an-tee-kahrtahn
GUGU
પ્રાચીન ચતુર્થાંશ
prāchīn chatūrthāṁś
HAHA
zamanin da aka yi
zah-mah-neen dah ah-kah yee
HEעברית
רבעוני עתיק
rev-ah-OH-nee e-TEE-k
HIहिन्दी
प्राचीन चतुर्थांश
prāchīn chatūrthāṁś
HUMagyar
antikvartán
an-TEE-kvahrtahn
IDBahasa Indonesia
antikuartan
an-tik-wahr-tahn
IGIG
ọkara ochie
oh-kah-rah oh-CHEE-eh
ITItaliano
antiquartano
an-tee-kahrtah-NOH
JA日本語
アンティカルタン
an-ti-ka-ru-tan
KKKK
көне төрттік
kōne tōrttik
KMKM
បុរាណចុងក្រោយ
bo-rahn chong kroe-y
MRMR
प्राचीन चतुर्थांश
prāchīn chatūrthāṁś
MSBahasa Melayu
antikuartan
an-tik-wahr-tahn
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေးဟောင်းဆီးရီး
shay-haung see-ree
NLNederlands
antiquartan
an-tee-kahrtahn
NONorsk
antikvartan
an-TEE-kvahrtahn
PAPA
ਪੁਰਾਤਨ ਚੌਥਾਈ
purātan couthāī
PLPolski
antykwartan
an-tee-kvahrtahn
PTPortuguês
antiquartano
an-tee-kahrtah-NOH
RORomână
antiquartan
an-tee-kahrtahn
RUРусский
антиквартиан
an-TEE-kvahrt-ee-ahn
SVSvenska
antikvartan
an-TEE-kvahrtahn
SWKiswahili
roboduara ya kale
roh-boh-DOO-ah-rah yah KAH-leh
TAதமிழ்
பழைய காலாண்டு
pazhaiya kālāṇṭu
TEతెలుగు
పురాతన త్రైమాసికం
purātana traimāsikaṁ
THไทย
โบราณสี่ส่วน
boh-rahn see-suan
TLTL
matandang kuwartan
mah-tah-ndahng koo-wahr-tahn
TRTürkçe
antikartan
an-TEE-kahrtahn
UKУкраїнська
антиквартиан
an-TEE-kvahrt-ee-ahn
URاردو
پرانا چوتھائی
purānā chauthāī
VITiếng Việt
cổ phần tư
koh fahn tuh
YOYO
akoko akọni
ah-koh-koh ah-koh-nee
ZUZU
isikhathi sikaodade
ee-SEE-kah-thee see-kah-oh-DAH-deh