violet
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English violet, vyolet, vyolette, from Old French violette, from Latin viola (“violet”). Cognate with Lithuanian violetinė (“purple, violet”).
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈvaɪələt/, /ˈvaɪlət/
Audio (RP) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪlət
- Hyphenation: vi‧o‧let,
- vio‧let
NounEdit
violet (plural violets)
- A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers.
- Synonym: (historical US) rooster
- 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, H.L. Brækstad, transl., Folk and Fairy Tales, page 160:
- Refreshed by their cooling bath of evening dew, the violets and other nocturnal flowers emitted a pleasant fragrance over the fields, but from the bogs and the rivulets came up now and then damp, penetrating gusts, that sent an icy chill through me.
- (figurative) A person thought to resemble V. odorata, especially in its beauty and delicacy.
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, London: Heinemann, →OCLC, page 19:
- ‘Tom,’ he said, ‘you are looking at a crushed violet, a spent egg, a squeezed tube.’
- A bluish-purple colour resembling that of most V. odorata.
- violet:
- web violet:
- Clothes and (ecclesiastical) vestments of such a colour.
- (perfumes) The characteristic scent of V. odorata.
- (UK dialect) Synonym of onion.
Derived termsEdit
- African violet (Saintpaulia spp.)
- American dog violet (Viola conspersa)
- bird's-foot violet (Viola pedata)
- bog violet (Pinguicula vulgaris)
- bush violet (Barleria obtusa; Browallia spp.)
- calathian violet (Gentiana pneumonanthe)
- Chinese violet (Telosma cordata)
- common violet (Viola odorata)
- damask violet, dame's violet (Hesperis matronalis)
- dog violet (Hesperis matronalis)
- dogtooth violet, dog's tooth violet (Erythronium)
- English violet (Viola odorata)
- florist's violet (Viola odorata)
- garden violet (Viola odorata)
- gentian violet
- methyl violet
- Persian violet, (Exacum affine)
- Philippine violet (Barleria cristata)
- shrinking violet
- small bush violet (Barleria repens)
- sweet violet (Viola odorata)
- violet tree (Securidaca longipedunculata
- water violet (Hottonia palustris)
- wood violet (Viola odorata)
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
TranslationsEdit
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AdjectiveEdit
violet (comparative violeter, superlative violetest)
- Having a bluish-purple colour.
Derived termsEdit
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TranslationsEdit
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See alsoEdit
- gentamicin
- iodine
- iodopsin
- iolite
- ionone
- adder’s tongue
- cudbear
- rainbow
- rocket
- trout lily
- wild pansy
white | gray, grey | black |
red; crimson | orange; brown | yellow; cream |
lime, lime green | green | mint |
cyan; teal | azure, sky blue | blue |
violet; indigo | magenta; purple | pink |
Further readingEdit
- Violet (color) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Viola (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Viola on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Viola on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
AnagramsEdit
AfrikaansEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Dutch violet, borrowed from French violet, from Latin viola (“violet”).
AdjectiveEdit
violet (attributive violette, not comparable)
NounEdit
violet (plural violette)
See alsoEdit
wit | grys | swart |
rooi; karmosyn | oranje; bruin | geel; room |
lemmetjie | groen | mentgroen |
siaan; teel | asuur, hemelsblou | blou |
violet; indigo | magenta; pers | pienk |
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
NounEdit
violet n (plural violetten, diminutive violetje n)
- violet, a purplish colour
Derived termsEdit
AdjectiveEdit
violet (comparative violetter, superlative violetst)
- violet-coloured
InflectionEdit
Inflection of violet | ||||
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uninflected | violet | |||
inflected | violette | |||
comparative | violetter | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | violet | violetter | het violetst het violetste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | violette | violettere | violetste |
n. sing. | violet | violetter | violetste | |
plural | violette | violettere | violetste | |
definite | violette | violettere | violetste | |
partitive | violets | violetters | — |
See alsoEdit
wit | grijs | zwart |
rood; karmijnrood | oranje; bruin | geel; roomwit |
groengeel/limoengroen | groen | |
blauwgroen/cyaan; groenblauw/petrolblauw | azuurblauw | blauw |
violet; indigo | magenta; paars | roze |
ReferencesEdit
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
violet m (countable and uncountable, plural violets)
- (usually uncountable) purple (colour)
- (countable) mushroom with a violet cap, such as a webcap or cortinar
AdjectiveEdit
violet (feminine violette, masculine plural violets, feminine plural violettes)
DescendantsEdit
- Louisiana Creole: vyolé
See alsoEdit
blanc | gris | noir |
rouge; cramoisi | orange; brun | jaune; crème |
vert citron | vert | menthe |
cyan; bleu canard | azur | bleu |
violet; indigo | magenta; pourpre | rose |
Further readingEdit
- “violet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
LatinEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯i.o.let/, [ˈu̯iɔɫ̪ɛt̪]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvi.o.let/, [ˈviːolet̪]
VerbEdit
violet
Middle EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French violette, from Latin viola.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
violet (uncountable)
- violet (plant in the genus Viola)
- The flower of such a plant
- violet, blue-purple (colour)
- violet-coloured cloth
DescendantsEdit
- English: violet
ReferencesEdit
- “vī̆olet, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
AdjectiveEdit
violet
DescendantsEdit
- English: violet
ReferencesEdit
- “vī̆olet, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
See alsoEdit
whit | grey, hor | blak |
red; cremesyn, gernet | citrine, aumbre; broun, tawne | yelow, dorry; canevas |
grasgrene | grene | |
plunket; ewage | asure, livid | blewe, blo, pers |
violet; inde | rose, murrey; purpel, purpur | claret |
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
violet m or n (feminine singular violetă, masculine plural violeți, feminine and neuter plural violete)
Usage notesEdit
As with other color words borrowed from French, violet is often used as an invariable adjective, but this usage is proscribed by the Romanian Academy.
DeclensionEdit
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | violet | violetă | violeți | violete | ||
definite | violetul | violeta | violeții | violetele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | violet | violete | violeți | violete | ||
definite | violetului | violetei | violeților | violetelor |
NounEdit
violet n (uncountable)
DeclensionEdit
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) violet | violetul |
genitive/dative | (unui) violet | violetului |
vocative | violetule |
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
alb | gri | negru |
roșu; carmin | portocaliu; maro | galben; crem |
verde | ||
cyan | bleu | albastru |
violet; indigo | mov; purpură | roz |
ReferencesEdit
- violet in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
RomanschEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Old French violette, from Latin viola (“violet”).
AdjectiveEdit
violet m (feminine singular violetta, masculine plural violets, feminine plural violettas)