viole
See also: violé
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English vyole, from either Middle French violer or Latin violāre. Compare violate.
VerbEdit
viole (third-person singular simple present violes, present participle violing, simple past and past participle violed) (transitive, obsolete)
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
viole (uncommon)
- plural of viola
- 1825, Cox, H. Bertram; Cox, C. L. E., quoting Smart, George Thomas, “Chapter VII: 1825, Vienna”, in Leaves from the Journals of Sir George Smart, published 1907, page 113:
- On his right, in two rows, were twelve violins, two viole, two ’celli, and two basses.
- 2009, Suskin, Steven, quoting Ramin, Sid, The Sound of Broadway Music: A Book of Orchestrators and Orchestrations, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 240:
- I hadn’t used viole on West Side or Gypsy, so I thought let’s use four viole and no violins.
- 2014, Itkin, David, Conducting Concerti: A Technical and Interpretive Guide, University of North Texas Press, →ISBN, page 186:
- In spite of the clarity of the explanation that the conductor will give to the orchestra, “I begin conducting again at 15,” it is polite and professional to clearly cue each new entrance, starting with the flute and continuing with viole/celli, second violins, etc.
AnagramsEdit
AfrikaansEdit
NounEdit
viole
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Old French [Term?], probably from Old Occitan viola (modern Occitan viula), from Medieval Latin *vitula (“stringed instrument”). Compare Italian viola.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
viole f (plural violes)
Derived termsEdit
VerbEdit
viole
- inflection of violer:
Further readingEdit
- “viole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
AnagramsEdit
ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
viole f pl
ReferencesEdit
- ^ viola in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
AnagramsEdit
Middle EnglishEdit
NounEdit
viole
- Alternative form of fiole
PortugueseEdit
VerbEdit
viole
- inflection of violar:
SpanishEdit
VerbEdit
viole
- inflection of violar: