viola

A viola is a stringed instrument of the violin family

§Etymology 1Edit

A viola is a stringed instrument of the guitar family

From Italian viola, from Old Provençal viola (modern Occitan viula), from Medieval Latin *vitula (“stringed instrument”).

§PronunciationEdit

• (UK) IPA^(key): /viˈəʊ.lə/, /vʌɪˈəʊ.lə/ ()^[1][2]
• Rhymes: -əʊlə
• (US) IPA^(key): /viˈoʊlə/^[3]

§NounEdit

viola (plural violas)

1. (music) A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone
2. (music) An organ stop having a similar tone
3. (music) A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music.

§ReferencesEdit

1. ^ Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
2. ^ Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
3. ^ American Heritage Dictionary

§TranslationsEdit

§Etymology 2Edit

A Viola mandshurica is one of the flowering plants of the genus Viola

From Latin viola (“violet”).

§PronunciationEdit

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈviː.ələ/, /ˈvʌɪələ/^[1][2]
• (US) IPA^(key): /vaɪˈoʊlə/, /vɪˈoʊlə/, /ˈvaɪ.ələ/^[3]

§NounEdit

viola (plural violas)

1. (botany) Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.

§ReferencesEdit

1. ^ Compact Oxford English Dictionary
2. ^ Collins English Dictionary
3. ^ American Heritage Dictionary

§TranslationsEdit

§External linksEdit

• Viola (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Viola (disambiguation)
•  Viola (instrument) on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons: Viola (instrument)
•  Viola (Violaceae) on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons: Viola (Violaceae)

§AnagramsEdit

• Ivalo
• voila, voilà

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§AdjectiveEdit

viola

1. violet

§Etymology 1Edit

From Latin viola.

§NounEdit

viola f (plural violes)

1. viola (flowering plant of the genus Viola)

§Derived termsEdit

• viola alba (V. alba)
• viola boscana (V. sylvestris)
• viola canina (V. canina)
• viola d'olor or viola vera (V. odorata)

§Etymology 2Edit

Uncertain origin, probably from Occitan viula, derivative of viular (“playing a string instrument” or “wind”)

§NounEdit

viola m, f (plural violes)

1. f viola (musicial instrument)
2. m, f violist

§SynonymsEdit

• (violist): violista

§Etymology 3Edit

§NounEdit

viola f (plural violes)

1. leapfrog

§Etymology 4Edit

§VerbEdit

viola

1. third-person singular present indicative form of violar
2. second-person singular imperative form of violar

§NounEdit

viola f

1. viola (musical instrument of the violin family)

§AdjectiveEdit

viola (accusative singular violan, plural violaj, accusative plural violajn)

1. of or relating to the flower violet
2. the color of such flowers, violet

   violet colour:

§NounEdit

viola

1. (music) viola

§DeclensionEdit

§AnagramsEdit

• loiva, lovia, Olavi, olvia, valio, valoi

§VerbEdit

viola

1. third-person singular past historic of violer

§AnagramsEdit

• lovai, voila, voilà, volai

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Viola

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§Etymology 1Edit

From Latin viola.

§AdjectiveEdit

viola (invariable)

1. purple, violet

§SynonymsEdit

• violetto, violaceo

§NounEdit

viola f (plural viole)

1. viola, violet (plant)
2. violet, purple (color)

§SynonymsEdit

• (1) violetta
• (2) violetto

§Derived termsEdit

• violacciocca
• violaceo

§Etymology 2Edit

Possibly from Old Provençal viola (modern Occitan viula), ultimately from Medieval Latin *vitula (“stringed instrument”).

§NounEdit

viola f (plural viole)

1. (music) viola
2. (music) fiddle

§Derived termsEdit

• viola da gamba
• viola del pensiero

§Etymology 3Edit

§VerbEdit

viola

1. third-person singular present indicative of violare
2. second-person singular imperative of violare

§See alsoEdit

• (basic colors) colore; arancione, azzurro, bianco, blu, giallo, grigio, marrone, nero, rosa, rosso, verde, viola ^{(Category: it:Colors)}

§AnagramsEdit

• oliva, ovali, volai

§EtymologyEdit

Related to Ancient Greek ἴον (íon, “violet”) (from ϝίον). Probably from a pre-I.E. Mediterranean language.

§PronunciationEdit

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈwi.o.la/, [ˈwɪ.ɔ.ɫa]

§NounEdit

viola f (genitive violae); first declension

1. violet (flower)

§InflectionEdit

First declension.

§VerbEdit

violā

1. first-person singular present active imperative of violō

§DescendantsEdit

§VerbEdit

viola

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of violar
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of violar

§EtymologyEdit

From French violer, from Latin violō.

§PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /vjoˈla/

§VerbEdit

a viola (third-person singular present violează, past participle violat) 1st conj.

1. to violate; to rape

§VerbEdit

viola

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of violar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of violar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of violar.