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”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈvaɪələt/, /ˈvaɪlət/
Audio (RP) (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, H.L. Brækstad, transl., 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.
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, London: Heinemann, →OCLC, page 19:
- ‘Tom,’ he said, ‘you are looking at a crushed violet, a spent egg, a squeezed tube.’
- A bluish-purple colour resembling that of most V. odorata.
- 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 (Saintpaulia spp.)
- American dog violet (Viola conspersa)
- bird's-foot violet (Viola pedata)
- bog violet (Pinguicula vulgaris)
- bush violet (Barleria obtusa; Browallia spp.)
- calathian violet (Gentiana pneumonanthe)
- Chinese violet (Telosma cordata)
- common violet (Viola odorata)
- damask violet, dame's violet (Hesperis matronalis)
- dogtooth violet, dog's tooth violet (Erythronium)
- dog violet (Hesperis matronalis)
- English violet (Viola odorata)
- florist's violet (Viola odorata)
- garden violet (Viola odorata)
- gentian violet
- methyl violet
- Persian violet, (Exacum affine)
- Philippine violet (Barleria cristata)
- shrinking violet
- small bush violet (Barleria repens)
- sweet violet (Viola odorata)
- violet tree (Securidaca longipedunculata
- water violet (Hottonia palustris)
- wood violet (Viola odorata)
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Translations[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
violet (comparative violeter, superlative violetest)
- Having a bluish-purple colour.
Derived terms[edit]
- ultraviolet
- violet cattleya (Cattleya violacea)
- violet click beetle (Limoniscus violaceus)
- violet helleborine (Epipactis purpurata)
- violet shell (Janthinidae spp.)
- violet snail (Janthinidae spp.)
- violet spider conch (Lambis violacea)
- violet turaco (Musophaga violacea)
- violet wood hoopoe (Phoeniculus damarensis)
- violet wood (Peltogyne)
- violet wood-sorrel (Oxalis violacea)
Translations[edit]
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See also[edit]
- gentamicin
- iodine
- iodopsin
- iolite
- ionone
- adder’s tongue
- cudbear
- rainbow
- rocket
- trout lily
- wild pansy
white | gray, grey | black |
red; crimson | orange; brown | yellow; cream |
lime, lime green | green | mint |
cyan; teal | azure, sky blue | blue |
violet; indigo | magenta; purple | pink |
Further reading[edit]
Violet (color) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Viola (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Viola on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Viola on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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]
Inflection 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]
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 | orange; brun | jaune; crème |
vert citron | vert | menthe |
cyan; bleu canard | azur | bleu |
violet; 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) IPA(key): /ˈu̯i.o.let/, [ˈu̯iɔɫ̪ɛt̪]
- (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; canevas |
grasgrene | grene | |
plunket; ewage | asure, livid | blewe, blo, pers |
violet; inde | rose, murrey; purpel, purpur | claret |
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[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 | ||
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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