vielle
See also: viellé
English
Etymology
From Old French viele, vielle. Doublet of viola.
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Vielle
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /viˈɛl/
Noun
vielle (plural vielles)
- (music) A medieval stringed instrument similar to a violin.
- (music) The hurdy-gurdy.
Translations
medieval stringed instrument
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Anagrams
- vellie
French
Etymology
Compare Old Occitan viola (modern Occitan viula). Possibly ultimately from Medieval Latin vitula. Compare also Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish viola, Spanish vihuela. Doublet of viole, borrowed from the Old Occitan. See also English fiddle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vjɛl/
Audio (file)
Noun
vielle f (plural vielles)
- (music) vielle, hurdy-gurdy
Derived terms
- vielle à roue
Descendants
- → Portuguese: viela
Verb
vielle
- inflection of vieller:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “vielle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- veille, veillé
Italian
Noun
vielle f
- plural of viella
Anagrams
- evelli
Norman
Adjective
vielle
- feminine singular of viar
Old French
Adjective
vielle f
- nominative/oblique feminine singular of viel