Veilchen
German edit
Etymology edit
Diminutive of obsolete Vei(e)l, from Middle High German vīel, vīol, from Old High German fīol, from Latin viola. Doublet of Viole and Viola.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ̯lçən/, [ˈfaɪ̯l.çən], [-çɪn], [-çn̩]
Audio (file) - Homophones: Feilchen (general), Pfeilchen (northern)
Noun edit
Veilchen n (strong, genitive Veilchens, plural Veilchen)
- (botany) violet
- (colloquial) black eye
- Synonym: blaues Auge
Declension edit
Declension of Veilchen [neuter, strong]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Veilchen” in Duden online
- “Veilchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Veilchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Veilchen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.