violet
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English violet, vyolet, vyolette, from Old French violette, from Latin viola (“violet”). Cognate with Lithuanian violetinė (“purple, violet”) and Spanish violeta (“purple, violet”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈvaɪələt/, /ˈvaɪlət/
Audio (Received Pronunciation): (file) - Rhymes: -aɪlət
- Hyphenation: vi‧o‧let, vio‧let
Noun
[edit]violet (plural violets)
- A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers.
- Synonym: (historical US) rooster
- 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 160:
- Refreshed by their cooling bath of evening dew, the violets and other nocturnal flowers emitted a pleasant fragrance over the fields, but from the bogs and the rivulets came up now and then damp, penetrating gusts, that sent an icy chill through me.
- (figurative) A person thought to resemble V. odorata, especially in its beauty and delicacy.
- The color of most violets; the colour evoked by the shortest visible wavelengths between 380 and 435 nm, an additive tertiary colour.
- violet:
- web violet:
- Clothes and (ecclesiastical) vestments of such a colour.
- (perfumes) The characteristic scent of V. odorata.
- (UK dialect) Synonym of onion.
Derived terms
[edit]- African violet (Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia spp.)
- American dog violet (Viola conspersa)
- azo violet
- bee violet
- bird's-foot violet (Viola pedata)
- blue violet
- bog violet (Pinguicula vulgaris)
- bush violet (Barleria obtusa; Browallia spp.)
- calathian violet (Gentiana pneumonanthe)
- Canada violet, Canadian violet (Viola canadensis)
- Chinese violet (Telosma cordata)
- common violet (Viola odorata)
- crystal violet
- damask violet, dame's violet (Hesperis matronalis)
- dogtooth violet, dog's tooth violet (Erythronium spp.)
- dog violet (Hesperis matronalis)
- English violet (Viola odorata)
- false violet (Dalibarda repens)
- flame violet (Episcia spp.)
- florist's violet (Viola odorata)
- garden violet (Viola odorata)
- gentian violet
- green violet
- green-violet (Hybanthus spp., Pombalia spp.)
- halberdleaf yellow violet
- horned violet
- Lauth's violet
- long-spurred violet (Viola rostrata)
- marsh violet (Viola palustris)
- methyl violet
- Nuremberg violet
- Parma violet
- Persian violet, (Exacum affine)
- Philippine violet (Barleria cristata)
- red violet
- Selkirk's violet
- shrinking violet
- small bush violet (Barleria repens)
- star violet (Dalibarda repens)
- sweet violet (Viola odorata)
- Usambara violet
- violet bloom
- violet root rot
- violet tree (Securidaca longipedunculata
- water violet (Hottonia palustris)
- white violet (Viola alba)
- wood violet (Viola odorata)
- yellow violet
Related terms
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[edit]Translations
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Adjective
[edit]violet (comparative violeter, superlative violetest)
- Of a violet colour.
Derived terms
[edit]- ultraviolet
- violet aphid
- violet box
- violet carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea)
- violet cattleya (Cattleya violacea)
- violet click beetle (Limoniscus violaceus)
- violet gold
- violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
- violet helleborine (Epipactis purpurata)
- violet noise
- violet phosphorus
- violet red
- violet red bile agar
- violet shell (Epitoniidae spp.)
- violet snail (Epitoniidae spp.)
- violet spider conch (Lambis violacea)
- violet-tip (Polygonia interrogationis)
- violet turaco (Musophaga violacea)
- violet wand
- violet wood hoopoe (Phoeniculus damarensis)
- violet wood (Peltogyne spp.)
- violet wood-sorrel (Oxalis violacea)
Translations
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See also
[edit]- gentamicin
- iodine
- iodopsin
- iolite
- ionone
- adder’s tongue
- cudbear
- rainbow
- rocket
- trout lily
- wild pansy
Colors/Colours in English (layout · text) | ||||||
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red | orange | yellow | green | blue (incl. indigo; cyan, teal, turquoise) |
purple / violet | |
pink (including magenta) |
brown | white | grey/gray | black |
Further reading
[edit]Violet (color) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Viola (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Viola on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Viola on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- “violet”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
[edit]Afrikaans
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Dutch violet, borrowed from French violet, from Latin viola (“violet”).
Adjective
[edit]violet (attributive violette, not comparable)
Noun
[edit]violet (plural violette)
See also
[edit]wit | grys | swart |
rooi; karmosyn | oranje; bruin | geel; room |
lemmetjie | groen | mentgroen |
siaan; teel | asuur, hemelsblou | blou |
violet; indigo | magenta; pers | pienk |
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]violet n (plural violetten, diminutive violetje n)
- violet, a purplish colour
Derived terms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]violet (comparative violetter, superlative violetst)
- violet-coloured
Inflection
[edit]Declension of violet | ||||
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uninflected | violet | |||
inflected | violette | |||
comparative | violetter | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | violet | violetter | het violetst het violetste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | violette | violettere | violetste |
n. sing. | violet | violetter | violetste | |
plural | violette | violettere | violetste | |
definite | violette | violettere | violetste | |
partitive | violets | violetters | — |
See also
[edit]wit | grijs | zwart |
rood; karmijnrood | oranje; bruin | geel; roomwit |
groengeel/limoengroen | groen | |
blauwgroen/cyaan; groenblauw/petrolblauw | azuurblauw | blauw |
violet; indigo | magenta; paars | roze |
References
[edit]- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French violet, a back-formation from violette (“violet (flower)”), from viole + -ette, from Latin viola.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]violet m (countable and uncountable, plural violets)
- (usually uncountable) purple (colour)
- (countable) mushroom with a violet cap, such as a webcap or cortinar
Adjective
[edit]violet (feminine violette, masculine plural violets, feminine plural violettes)
Descendants
[edit]- Louisiana Creole: vyolé
See also
[edit]blanc | gris | noir |
rouge; cramoisi, carmin | orange; brun, marron | jaune; crème |
lime | vert | menthe |
cyan, turquoise; bleu canard | azur, bleu ciel | bleu |
violet, lilas; indigo | magenta; pourpre | rose |
Further reading
[edit]- “violet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈu̯i.o.let/, [ˈu̯iɔɫ̪ɛt̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvi.o.let/, [ˈviːolet̪]
Verb
[edit]violet
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French violette, from Latin viola.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]violet (uncountable)
- violet (plant in the genus Viola)
- The flower of such a plant
- violet, blue-purple (colour)
- violet-coloured cloth
Descendants
[edit]- English: violet
References
[edit]- “vī̆olet, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
Adjective
[edit]violet
Descendants
[edit]- English: violet
References
[edit]- “vī̆olet, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
See also
[edit]whit | grey, hor | blak |
red; cremesyn, gernet | citrine, aumbre; broun, tawne | yelow, dorry, gul; canevas |
grasgrene | grene | |
plunket; ewage | asure, livid | blewe, blo, pers |
violet; inde | rose, murrey; purpel, purpur | claret |
Romanian
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]violet m or n (feminine singular violetă, masculine plural violeți, feminine and neuter plural violete)
Usage notes
[edit]As with other color words borrowed from French, violet is often used as an invariable adjective, but this usage is proscribed by the Romanian Academy.
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | violet | violetă | violeți | violete | ||
definite | violetul | violeta | violeții | violetele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | violet | violete | violeți | violete | ||
definite | violetului | violetei | violeților | violetelor |
Noun
[edit]violet n (uncountable)
Declension
[edit]singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) violet | violetul |
genitive/dative | (unui) violet | violetului |
vocative | violetule |
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]alb | gri | negru |
roșu; carmin | portocaliu; maro | galben; crem |
verde | verde mentă | |
cyan | bleu | albastru |
violet; indigo | mov; purpură | roz |
References
[edit]- violet in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Romansch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old French violette, from Latin viola (“violet”).
Adjective
[edit]violet m (feminine singular violetta, masculine plural violets, feminine plural violettas)
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