violett
See also: Violett
BavarianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French violet. Cognate with German violett.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
violett
See alsoEdit
weiß | grau | schwoarz |
roud/rood | oransch; braun | gejb/gölb |
grea | ||
blau | blau | |
lila, violett | lila | rosa |
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
violett (strong nominative masculine singular violetter, comparative violetter, superlative am violettesten)
Usage notesEdit
- Generally, German uses violett and lila synonymously for all blends of red and blue.
- It is possible to distinguish between violett (“violet”), lila (“lilac”), and purpurn (“purple”). However, such a distinction is chiefly restricted to people interested in arts, fashion, and the like. The word purpurn, also purpurfarben, is not part of the general vocabulary.
DeclensionEdit
Positive forms of violett
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist violett | sie ist violett | es ist violett | sie sind violett | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | violetter | violette | violettes | violette |
genitive | violetten | violetter | violetten | violetter | |
dative | violettem | violetter | violettem | violetten | |
accusative | violetten | violette | violettes | violette | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der violette | die violette | das violette | die violetten |
genitive | des violetten | der violetten | des violetten | der violetten | |
dative | dem violetten | der violetten | dem violetten | den violetten | |
accusative | den violetten | die violette | das violette | die violetten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein violetter | eine violette | ein violettes | (keine) violetten |
genitive | eines violetten | einer violetten | eines violetten | (keiner) violetten | |
dative | einem violetten | einer violetten | einem violetten | (keinen) violetten | |
accusative | einen violetten | eine violette | ein violettes | (keine) violetten |
Comparative forms of violett
Superlative forms of violett
Further readingEdit
SwedishEdit
AdjectiveEdit
violett (comparative mer violett, superlative mest violett)
- violet (colour)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of violett | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | violett | mer violett | mest violett |
Neuter singular | violett | mer violett | mest violett |
Plural | violetta | mer violetta | mest violetta |
Masculine plural3 | violette | mer violetta | mest violetta |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | violette | mer violette | mest violette |
All | violetta | mer violetta | mest violetta |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |