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фиалка

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Ruthenian фїа́лка (fiálka) (att. early 17th c.) at the turn of 18th c., itself with a gender change from Middle Polish fiałek, a variant of fiołek, from Old Polish fiołek (att. 1447), from Middle High German vîol, from Latin viola.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [fʲɪˈaɫkə]
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Noun

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фиа́лка (fiálkaf inan (genitive фиа́лки, nominative plural фиа́лки, genitive plural фиа́лок, relational adjective фиа́лковый)

  1. (botany) violet

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Yiddish: פֿיאַלקע (fyalke)