violeta

See also: Violeta, violetā, and violetă

Catalan

Etymology

viola +‎ -eta

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /vi.oˈlə.tə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /bi.uˈlɛ.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /vi.oˈle.ta/

Noun

violeta f (plural violetes)

1. violet

   Synonym: viola

Derived terms

• violeta africana
• violeta de penyal
• violeta roquera

Adjective

violeta (indeclinable)

1. violet

   Synonym: violat

Further reading

• “violeta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Latvian

Adjective

violeta

1. genitive singular masculine form of violets
2. nominative singular feminine form of violets

Portuguese

violeta

Etymology

From viola +‎ -eta (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.oˈle.tɐ/ [vɪ.oˈle.tɐ], (faster pronunciation) /vjoˈle.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.oˈle.tɐ/ [vɪ.oˈle.tɐ], (faster pronunciation) /vjoˈle.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.oˈle.ta/ [vɪ.oˈle.ta], (faster pronunciation) /vjoˈle.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vjuˈle.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: vi‧o‧le‧ta

Adjective

violeta m or f (plural violetas)

1. violet

Noun

violeta f (plural violetas)

1. violet (colour)
2. violet (plant)
3. (Brazil) viola (musical instrument of the violin family)

See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)

branco, alvo, cândido	cinza, gris, cinzento	preto, negro, atro
vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim	laranja, cor-de-laranja; castanho, marrom	amarelo, lúteo; creme, ocre
verde-limão	verde, verde claro
ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo	azul céu, azul-celeste	azul,índigo, anil
violeta, lilás	magenta; roxo, púrpura	rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjoˈleta/ [bjoˈle.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: vio‧le‧ta

Etymology 1

From viola +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix).

Adjective

violeta (plural violetas)

1. violet

Noun

violeta m (plural violetas)

1. violet (colour); purple

Descendants

• → Hiligaynon: bioleta

Noun

violeta f (plural violetas)

1. violet (plant)

Etymology 2

From violar +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix).

Noun

violeta f (plural violetas)

1. (Spain, Chile, slang) rapist, nonce

See also

Colors in Spanish · colores (layout · text)

blanco	gris	negro
rojo; carmín, carmesí	naranja, anaranjado; marrón	amarillo; crema
lima	verde	menta
cian, turquesa; azul-petróleo	celeste, cerúleo	azul
violeta; añil, índigo	magenta; morado, púrpura	rosa

Further reading

• “violeta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014