viola

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English [edit]

A viola is a stringed instrument of the violin family

Etymology 1 [edit]

A viola is a stringed instrument of the guitar family

From Italian viola, from Old Provençal viola (modern Occitan viula), from Medieval Latin *vitula (“stringed instrument”).

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

viola (plural violas)

  1. (music) A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone
  2. (music) An organ stop having a similar tone
  3. (music) A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music.
References [edit]
  1. ^ Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  2. ^ Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  3. ^ American Heritage Dictionary
Translations [edit]
music: stringed instrument of the violin family
music: organ stop
music: Brazilian 10-string guitar
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Etymology 2 [edit]

A Viola mandshurica is one of the flowering plants of the genus Viola

From Latin viola (“violet”).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈviː.ələ/, /ˈvʌɪələ/[1][2]
  • (US) IPA: /vaɪˈoʊlə/, /vɪˈoʊlə/, /ˈvaɪ.ələ/[3]

Noun [edit]

viola (plural violas)

  1. (botany) Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.
References [edit]
  1. ^ Compact Oxford English Dictionary
  2. ^ Collins English Dictionary
  3. ^ American Heritage Dictionary
Translations [edit]
botany: any of several flowering plants

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Anagrams [edit]

Asturian [edit]

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Adjective [edit]

viola

  1. violet

Catalan [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Latin viola.

Noun [edit]

viola f (plural violes)

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

Etymology 2 [edit]

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

Noun [edit]

viola m, f (plural violes)

  1. f viola (musicial instrument)
  2. m and f violist
Synonyms [edit]

Etymology 3 [edit]

Noun [edit]

viola f (plural violes)

  1. leapfrog

Etymology 4 [edit]

Verb [edit]

viola

  1. Third-person singular present indicative form of violar.
  2. Second-person singular imperative form of violar.

Czech [edit]

Noun [edit]

viola f

  1. viola (musical instrument of the violin family)

Esperanto [edit]

Adjective [edit]

viola (plural violaj, accusative singular violan, accusative plural violajn)

  1. of or relating to the flower violet
  2. the color of such flowers, violet
    violet colour:    

Finnish [edit]

Noun [edit]

viola

  1. (music) viola

Declension [edit]

Declension of viola (type kulkija)
singular plural
nominative viola violat
genitive violan violoiden
violoitten
violain1
partitive violaa violoita
accusative viola
violan		 violat
inessive violassa violoissa
elative violasta violoista
illative violaan violoihin
adessive violalla violoilla
ablative violalta violoilta
allative violalle violoille
essive violana violoina
translative violaksi violoiksi
instructive – violoin
abessive violatta violoitta
comitative – violoineen
1) Rare.   

Anagrams [edit]

French [edit]

Verb [edit]

viola

  1. third-person singular past historic form of violer

Anagrams [edit]

Italian [edit]

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

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Etymology 1 [edit]

From Latin viola.

Adjective [edit]

viola (invariable)

  1. purple, violet
Synonyms [edit]

Noun [edit]

viola f (plural viole)

  1. viola, violet (plant)
  2. violet, purple (color)
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]

Etymology 2 [edit]

Possibly from Old Provençal viola (modern Occitan viula), ultimately from Medieval Latin *vitula (“stringed instrument”).

Noun [edit]

viola f (plural viole)

  1. (music) viola
Derived terms [edit]

Etymology 3 [edit]

Verb [edit]

viola

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

See also [edit]

Anagrams [edit]

Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Related to Ancient Greek ἴον (ion, “violet”) (from ϝίον). Probably from a pre-I.E. Mediterranean language.

Noun [edit]

viola (genitive violae); f, first declension

  1. violet (flower)

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative viola violae
genitive violae violārum
dative violae violīs
accusative violam violās
ablative violā violīs
vocative viola violae

Verb [edit]

violā

  1. first-person singular present active imperative of violō

Descendants [edit]

Portuguese [edit]

Verb [edit]

viola

  1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present indicative of violar.
  2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of violar.

Romanian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From French violer, from Latin violō.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /vjoˈla/

Verb [edit]

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

  1. to violate; to rape

Spanish [edit]

Verb [edit]

viola (infinitive violar)

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of violar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of violar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of violar.
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