Convert Pints (US Liquid) (pt) to Gills (gi) | pt in gi

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This quick and easy calculator will convert Pints (US Liquid) (pt) to Gills (gi) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Pints (US Liquid) to Gills

Formula
gi = pt x 3.33
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Gills, multiply the number of Pints (US Liquid) by 3.3
Pints (US Liquid) (pt) in 1 Gill
There are 0.3 Pints (US Liquid) in 1 Gill
Gills (gi) in 1 Pint (US Liquid)
There are 3.33 Gills in 1 Pint (US Liquid)

Unit Information

Pint (US Liquid)
/pʌɪnt/
Symbol: pt
Unit System: US Customary

What is the Pint (US Liquid)?

The US liquid pint is a unit of volume in the US customary system with the symbol pt.

1 US liquid pint is equal to 1/8 US liquid gallon. This is equal to 1/2 US liquid quart, 2 US cups, 4 US gills or 16 US fluid ounces. The SI / metric equivalent is 473.1765 ml.

From the early (1707) adoption of the British wine gallon at 231 in³, the American pint was born. Where all pints are 1/8 of their respective unit system's gallon, that put the US pint at 28.875 in³.

Gill
/dʒɪl/
Symbol: gi
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Gill?

The gill is a unit of volume in the imperial unit system and uses the symbol gi.

It represents 1/4 of a pint - so in this instance, it is 1/4 of an imperial pint - therefore measures exactly 142.0653125 ml. It's also equal to 2 imperial cups and 1/32 of an imperial gallon.

It is pronounced with a "J" sound at the beginning - and it actually part of a humorous in the nursery rhyme 'Jack & Jill'.

In the UK it was used throughout pubs as standard measures; for example spirits were served as 1/6 gill as standard. In Scotland it was 1/5 gill and in Ireland 1/4 gill. It's still used in the Republic of Ireland today.


Conversion Tables for Pints (US Liquid) (pt) to Gills (gi)