viola

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.1.2.1 References 1.1.2.2 Translations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.2.1 References 1.2.2.2 Translations 1.3 External links 1.4 Anagrams 2 Catalan 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Noun 2.1.1.1 Derived terms 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Noun 2.2.1.1 Synonyms 2.3 Etymology 3 2.3.1 Noun 3 Czech 3.1 Noun 4 Finnish 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Declension 5 French 5.1 Verb 5.2 Anagrams 6 Italian 6.1 Adjective 6.1.1 Synonyms 6.2 Noun 6.2.1 Synonyms 6.2.2 Derived terms 6.3 Verb 6.4 Anagrams 7 Romanian 7.1 Etymology 7.2 Pronunciation 7.3 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /vɪˈəʊ.lə/, /vʌɪˈəʊ.lə/ (SAMPA: /vAI"@U.l@/)^[1][2]

  Rhymes: -əʊlə

• (US) IPA: /vɪˈoʊlə/^[3]

[edit] Noun

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.

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
2. ^ Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
3. ^ American Heritage Dictionary

[edit] Translations

[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin viola (“‘violet’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

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

[edit] Noun

viola (plural violas)

1. (botany) Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ Compact Oxford English Dictionary
2. ^ Collins English Dictionary
3. ^ American Heritage Dictionary

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• Viola (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Viola (disambiguation)
• Viola (instrument) on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons: Viola (instrument)
• Viola (Violaceae) on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons: Viola (Violaceae)

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of ailov
• Ivalo
• voila, voilà

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[edit] Catalan

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin viola.

[edit] Noun

viola f. (plural violes)

1. viola (flowering plant of the genus Viola)

[edit] Derived terms

• viola alba (V. alba)
• viola boscana (V. sylvestris)
• viola canina (V. canina)
• viola d'olor or viola vera (V. odorata)

[edit] Etymology 2

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

[edit] Noun

viola m. and f. (plural violes)

1. f. viola (musicial instrument)
2. m. and f. violist

[edit] Synonyms

violist

• violista

[edit] Etymology 3

[edit] Noun

viola f. (plural violes)

1. leapfrog

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[edit] Czech

[edit] Noun

viola f.

1. viola (musical instrument of the violin family)

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Noun

viola

1. (music) viola

[edit] Declension

Declension of viola (type katiska) singular plural nominative viola violat genitive violan violoiden violoitten violojen violain1 partitive violaa violoita violoja 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.

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[edit] French

[edit] Verb

viola

1. Third-person singular past historic form of violer.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of ailov
• lovai
• voila, voilà
• volai

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[edit] Italian

Wikipedia ^it

[edit] Adjective

viola inv.

1. purple, violet

[edit] Synonyms

• violetto, violaceo

[edit] Noun

viola f. (plural viole)

1. viola, violet (plant)
2. (music) viola
3. violet, purple (color)

[edit] Synonyms

• (1) violetta
• (3) violetto

[edit] Derived terms

• viola da gamba
• viola del pensiero
• violacciocca
• violaceo

[edit] Verb

viola

1. Third-person singular present tense of violare.
2. Second-person singular imperative of violare.

[edit] Anagrams

• oliva

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

Latin violo

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /vjo'la/

[edit] Verb

a viola 1st conj.

1. to violate; to rape