viola

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See also: Viola, víóla, vióla, violá, violà, and Vióla

English

A viola is a stringed instrument of the violin family

Etymology 1

A viola is a stringed instrument of the guitar family

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian viola, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Occitan viola (modern Occitan viula), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "ML." is not valid. See WT:LOL. vitula (“stringed instrument”). Compare viol.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊlə

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.
Derived terms
Translations
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References
  1. ^ Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  2. ^ Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  3. ^ “American Heritage Dictionary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1], 2009 November 28 (last accessed), archived from the original on 31 December 2008

Etymology 2

Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template., one of the flowering plants of the genus Viola

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin viola (“violet”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

viola (plural violas)

  1. (botany) Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.
Translations
References
  1. ^ Compact Oxford English Dictionary
  2. ^ “Collins English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[2], 2009 November 28 (last accessed), archived from the original on 18 February 2010
  3. ^ “American Heritage Dictionary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[3], 2009 November 28 (last accessed), archived from the original on 13 February 2010

Etymology 3

Interjection

viola

  1. (often humorous) Misconstruction of voila
    • 1988, “Hey Vern, It's Pets”, in Hey, Vern, It's Ernest! (television production), spoken by Dr. Otto (Jim Varney):
      And viola, Eureka California! I have finished my greatest invention: the worst dog in the world!
    • 2011, Hedge Funds for Dummies:
      [...] ; you fill out a form; you write your check; and viola! You're a mutual fund shareholder.

References

Anagrams

Asturian

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Adjective

viola

  1. violet

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Latin viola.

Noun

viola f (plural violes)

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

viola m or f (plural violes)

  1. f viola (musicial instrument)
  2. m or f violist
    Synonym: violista

Etymology 3

Noun

viola f (plural violes)

  1. leapfrog

Etymology 4

Verb

viola

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Further reading

Czech

Noun

viola f

  1. viola (musical instrument of the violin family)

Esperanto

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

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

Finnish

Noun

viola

  1. (music) viola

Declension

Inflection of viola (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative viola violat
genitive violan violoiden
violoitten
partitive violaa violoita
illative violaan violoihin
singular plural
nominative viola violat
accusative nom. viola violat
gen. violan
genitive violan violoiden
violoitten
violainrare
partitive violaa violoita
inessive violassa violoissa
elative violasta violoista
illative violaan violoihin
adessive violalla violoilla
ablative violalta violoilta
allative violalle violoille
essive violana violoina
translative violaksi violoiksi
abessive violatta violoitta
instructive — violoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of viola (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative violani violani
accusative nom. violani violani
gen. violani
genitive violani violoideni
violoitteni
violainirare
partitive violaani violoitani
inessive violassani violoissani
elative violastani violoistani
illative violaani violoihini
adessive violallani violoillani
ablative violaltani violoiltani
allative violalleni violoilleni
essive violanani violoinani
translative violakseni violoikseni
abessive violattani violoittani
instructive — —
comitative — violoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative violasi violasi
accusative nom. violasi violasi
gen. violasi
genitive violasi violoidesi
violoittesi
violaisirare
partitive violaasi violoitasi
inessive violassasi violoissasi
elative violastasi violoistasi
illative violaasi violoihisi
adessive violallasi violoillasi
ablative violaltasi violoiltasi
allative violallesi violoillesi
essive violanasi violoinasi
translative violaksesi violoiksesi
abessive violattasi violoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — violoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative violamme violamme
accusative nom. violamme violamme
gen. violamme
genitive violamme violoidemme
violoittemme
violaimmerare
partitive violaamme violoitamme
inessive violassamme violoissamme
elative violastamme violoistamme
illative violaamme violoihimme
adessive violallamme violoillamme
ablative violaltamme violoiltamme
allative violallemme violoillemme
essive violanamme violoinamme
translative violaksemme violoiksemme
abessive violattamme violoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — violoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative violanne violanne
accusative nom. violanne violanne
gen. violanne
genitive violanne violoidenne
violoittenne
violainnerare
partitive violaanne violoitanne
inessive violassanne violoissanne
elative violastanne violoistanne
illative violaanne violoihinne
adessive violallanne violoillanne
ablative violaltanne violoiltanne
allative violallenne violoillenne
essive violananne violoinanne
translative violaksenne violoiksenne
abessive violattanne violoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — violoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative violansa violansa
accusative nom. violansa violansa
gen. violansa
genitive violansa violoidensa
violoittensa
violainsarare
partitive violaansa violoitaan
violoitansa
inessive violassaan
violassansa 		violoissaan
violoissansa
elative violastaan
violastansa 		violoistaan
violoistansa
illative violaansa violoihinsa
adessive violallaan
violallansa 		violoillaan
violoillansa
ablative violaltaan
violaltansa 		violoiltaan
violoiltansa
allative violalleen
violallensa 		violoilleen
violoillensa
essive violanaan
violanansa 		violoinaan
violoinansa
translative violakseen
violaksensa 		violoikseen
violoiksensa
abessive violattaan
violattansa 		violoittaan
violoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — violoineen
violoinensa

Anagrams

French

Verb

viola

  1. third-person singular past historic of violer

Anagrams

Italian

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Etymology 1

From Latin viola.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvjɔ.la/
  • Hyphenation: viò‧la

Adjective

viola (invariable)

  1. purple, violet
    Synonyms: violetto, violaceo

Noun

viola f (plural viole)

  1. viola, violet (plant)
    Synonym: violetta
  2. violet, purple (color)
    Synonym: violetto
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvjɔ.la/
  • Hyphenation: viò‧la

Noun

viola f (plural viole)

  1. (music) viola
  2. (music) fiddle
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvi.o.la/
  • Hyphenation: vì‧o‧la

Verb

viola

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

See also

Colors in Italian · colori (layout · text)
     bianco      argento; grigio      nero
             rosso; cremisi              arancione; marrone; bronzo              giallo; oro; crema
             verde chiaro; limetta              verde              verde acqua; acquamarina; verde menta; verde menta scuro
             ciano; azzurro; celeste; blu petrolio; foglia di tè              azzurro; celeste; celeste scuro              blu; blu scuro
             violetto; indaco              magenta; viola              rosa; fucsia; porpora

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Related to Ancient Greek ἴον (íon, “violet”) (from ϝίον). Probably from a pre-I.E. Mediterranean language. See also Middle Persian wnpšk'.

Pronunciation

Noun

viola f (genitive violae); first declension

  1. violet (flower)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative viola violae
Genitive violae violārum
Dative violae violīs
Accusative violam violās
Ablative violā violīs
Vocative viola violae

Verb

(deprecated template usage) violā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of violō

Descendants

  • Catalan: viola
  • English: viola, violet
  • French: violette, violet

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References

  • “viola”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “viola”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • viola in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: vi‧o‧la

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese viola, from Old Occitan viola, from Medieval Latin vitula, from Vitula, Roman goddess of joy and victory.

Noun

viola f (plural s)

  1. (music) viola (a bowed instrument larger than a violin)
  2. (music) viol (a bowed instrument of the violin family held between the legs)
  3. (music) viola; viola caipira (10-string acoustic guitar used in Brazilian folk music)
  4. (music, Brazil, loosely or endearing) acoustic guitar
  5. guitarfish (any of the rays in the Rhinobatidae family)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

Verb

viola

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Romanian

Etymology

From French violer, from Latin violō.

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. to violate
  2. to rape

Conjugation

    conjugation of viola (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
infinitive a viola
gerund violând
past participle violat
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present violez violezi violează violăm violați violează
imperfect violam violai viola violam violați violau
simple perfect violai violași violă violarăm violarăți violară
pluperfect violasem violaseși violase violaserăm violaserăți violaseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să violez să violezi să violeze să violăm să violați să violeze
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative violează violați
negative nu viola nu violați

Spanish

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Etymology 1

From Italian viola.

Noun

viola f (plural violas)

  1. viola (musical instrument)

Etymology 2

Verb

viola

  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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