English edit

Etymology 1 edit

 
Viola mandshurica, one of the flowering plants of the genus Viola

From Latin viola (violet).

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Noun edit

viola (plural violas)

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

Etymology 2 edit

 
A viola is a stringed instrument of the violin family
 
A viola is a stringed instrument of the guitar family

From Italian viola, from Old Occitan viola (modern Occitan viula), from Medieval Latin vitula (stringed instrument), possibly from Frankish *fiþulā (violin, fiddle). Doublet of viol. Also possibly a doublet of fiddle.

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Noun edit

viola (plural violas or (senses 1 and 2, uncommon) viole)

  1. A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone.
  2. A person who plays the viola.
  3. (music) An organ stop having a similar tone.
  4. (music) A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music.
  5. (music) A berimbau viola, the smallest member of the berimbau used in capoeira music.
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Etymology 3 edit

Interjection edit

viola

  1. (often humorous) Misconstruction of voila.
    • 1988, “Hey Vern, It's Pets”, in Hey, Vern, It's Ernest! (television production), spoken by Dr. Otto (Jim Varney):
      And viola, Eureka California! I have finished my greatest invention: the worst dog in the world!
    • 2011, Hedge Funds for Dummies:
      [...] ; you fill out a form; you write your check; and viola! You're a mutual fund shareholder.

References edit

  1. ^ “Compact Oxford English Dictionary”, in (please provide the title of the work)[1], accessed 28 November 2009, archived from the original on 2007-09-15
  2. ^ “Collins English Dictionary”, in (please provide the title of the work)[2], accessed 28 November 2009, archived from the original on 2010-02-18
  3. ^ “American Heritage Dictionary”, in (please provide the title of the work)[3], accessed 28 November 2009, archived from the original on 2010-02-13
  4. ^ (please provide the title of the work)[4], accessed 28 November 2009, archived from the original on 2010-01-30
  5. ^ Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. ^ “American Heritage Dictionary”, in (please provide the title of the work)[5], accessed 28 November 2009, archived from the original on 2008-12-31

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Afrikaans edit

Noun edit

viola (plural violas)

  1. a viola (string instrument).
    Synonym: altviool
  2. violist
    Synonyms: altvioolspeler, altviolis

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Adjective edit

viola (epicene, plural violes)

  1. violet

Noun edit

viola m (plural violes)

  1. violet (colour)

viola f (plural violes)

  1. violet (flower)

Catalan edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Latin viola.

Noun edit

viola f (plural violes)

  1. viola (flowering plant of the genus Viola)
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

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

Noun edit

viola f (plural violes)

  1. viola (musicial instrument)

Noun edit

viola m or f by sense (plural violes)

  1. violist
    Synonym: violista

Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

viola f (plural violes)

  1. leapfrog
    Synonym: saltar i parar

Etymology 4 edit

Verb edit

viola

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

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Czech edit

Noun edit

viola f

  1. viola (musical instrument of the violin family)

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Esperanto edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

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:  
    Synonym: violkolora

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From Italian viola.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋiolɑ/, [ˈʋio̞lɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iolɑ
  • Syllabification(key): vi‧o‧la

Noun edit

viola

  1. (music) viola

Declension edit

Inflection of viola (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative viola violat
genitive violan violoiden
violoitten
partitive violaa violoita
illative violaan violoihin
singular plural
nominative viola violat
accusative nom. viola violat
gen. violan
genitive violan violoiden
violoitten
violainrare
partitive violaa violoita
inessive violassa violoissa
elative violasta violoista
illative violaan violoihin
adessive violalla violoilla
ablative violalta violoilta
allative violalle violoille
essive violana violoina
translative violaksi violoiksi
abessive violatta violoitta
instructive violoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of viola (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative violani violani
accusative nom. violani violani
gen. violani
genitive violani violoideni
violoitteni
violainirare
partitive violaani violoitani
inessive violassani violoissani
elative violastani violoistani
illative violaani violoihini
adessive violallani violoillani
ablative violaltani violoiltani
allative violalleni violoilleni
essive violanani violoinani
translative violakseni violoikseni
abessive violattani violoittani
instructive
comitative violoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative violasi violasi
accusative nom. violasi violasi
gen. violasi
genitive violasi violoidesi
violoittesi
violaisirare
partitive violaasi violoitasi
inessive violassasi violoissasi
elative violastasi violoistasi
illative violaasi violoihisi
adessive violallasi violoillasi
ablative violaltasi violoiltasi
allative violallesi violoillesi
essive violanasi violoinasi
translative violaksesi violoiksesi
abessive violattasi violoittasi
instructive
comitative violoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative violamme violamme
accusative nom. violamme violamme
gen. violamme
genitive violamme violoidemme
violoittemme
violaimmerare
partitive violaamme violoitamme
inessive violassamme violoissamme
elative violastamme violoistamme
illative violaamme violoihimme
adessive violallamme violoillamme
ablative violaltamme violoiltamme
allative violallemme violoillemme
essive violanamme violoinamme
translative violaksemme violoiksemme
abessive violattamme violoittamme
instructive
comitative violoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative violanne violanne
accusative nom. violanne violanne
gen. violanne
genitive violanne violoidenne
violoittenne
violainnerare
partitive violaanne violoitanne
inessive violassanne violoissanne
elative violastanne violoistanne
illative violaanne violoihinne
adessive violallanne violoillanne
ablative violaltanne violoiltanne
allative violallenne violoillenne
essive violananne violoinanne
translative violaksenne violoiksenne
abessive violattanne violoittanne
instructive
comitative violoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative violansa violansa
accusative nom. violansa violansa
gen. violansa
genitive violansa violoidensa
violoittensa
violainsarare
partitive violaansa violoitaan
violoitansa
inessive violassaan
violassansa
violoissaan
violoissansa
elative violastaan
violastansa
violoistaan
violoistansa
illative violaansa violoihinsa
adessive violallaan
violallansa
violoillaan
violoillansa
ablative violaltaan
violaltansa
violoiltaan
violoiltansa
allative violalleen
violallensa
violoilleen
violoillensa
essive violanaan
violanansa
violoinaan
violoinansa
translative violakseen
violaksensa
violoikseen
violoiksensa
abessive violattaan
violattansa
violoittaan
violoittansa
instructive
comitative violoineen
violoinensa

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French edit

Verb edit

viola

  1. third-person singular past historic of violer

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Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Latin viola.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /viˈɔ.la/, /ˈvjɔ.la/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔla
  • Hyphenation: vi‧ò‧la, viò‧la

Adjective edit

viola (invariable)

  1. purple, violet
    Synonyms: violetto, violaceo

Noun edit

viola f (plural viole)

  1. viola, violet (plant)
    Synonym: violetta
  2. violet, purple (color)
    Synonym: violetto
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Possibly from Old Occitan viola (modern Occitan viula), ultimately from Medieval Latin *vitula (stringed instrument), which could be related to the goddess Latin vitula.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /viˈɔ.la/, /ˈvjɔ.la/[2]
  • Rhymes: -ɔla
  • Hyphenation: vi‧ò‧la, viò‧la

Noun edit

viola f (plural viole)

  1. (music) viola
  2. (music) fiddle
Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈvi.o.la/
  • Rhymes: -iola
  • Hyphenation: vì‧o‧la

Verb edit

viola

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

See also edit

Colors in Italian · colori (layout · text)
     bianco      argento; grigio      nero
             rosso; cremisi              arancione; marrone; bronzo              giallo; oro; crema
             verde chiaro; limetta              verde              verde acqua; acquamarina; verde menta; verde menta scuro
             ciano; azzurro; celeste; blu petrolio; foglia di              azzurro; celeste; celeste scuro              blu; blu scuro
             violetto; indaco              magenta; viola              rosa; fucsia; porpora

References edit

  1. ^ viola in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ viola in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading edit

  • viola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams edit

Latin edit

Etymology 1 edit

Related to Ancient Greek ἴον (íon, violet) (from ϝίον). Probably from a pre-I.E. Mediterranean substrate language. See also Middle Persian wnpšk'.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

viola f (genitive violae); first declension

  1. violet (flower)
Declension edit

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative viola violae
Genitive violae violārum
Dative violae violīs
Accusative violam violās
Ablative violā violīs
Vocative viola violae
Descendants edit

References edit

  • viola”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • viola”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • viola in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Etymology 2 edit

From violō.

Verb edit

violā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of violō

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /viˈɔ.lɐ/ [vɪˈɔ.lɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈvjɔ.lɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /viˈɔ.la/ [vɪˈɔ.la], (faster pronunciation) /ˈvjɔ.la/
 

  • Hyphenation: vi‧o‧la

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese viola, from Old Occitan viola, from Medieval Latin vitula, from vitula, Roman goddess of joy and victory.

Noun edit

viola f (plural violas)

  1. (music) viola (a bowed instrument larger than a violin)
  2. (music) viol (a bowed instrument of the violin family held between the legs)
  3. (music) viola; viola caipira (10-string acoustic guitar used in Brazilian folk music)
  4. (music, Brazil, loosely or endearing) acoustic guitar
  5. guitarfish (any of the rays in the Rhinobatidae family)
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Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

viola

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

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French violer, from Latin violō.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

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

  1. to violate
  2. to rape

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbjola/ [ˈbjo.la]
  • Rhymes: -ola
  • Syllabification: vio‧la

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Italian viola.

Noun edit

viola f (plural violas)

  1. viola (musical instrument)
  2. (Argentina, slang) electric guitar
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

viola

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

Further reading edit