violet
See also: Violet
English
an African violet (plant)
Etymology
From Middle English violet, vyolet, vyolette, from Old French violette, from Latin viola (“violet”). Cognate with Lithuanian violetinė (“purple, violet”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈvaɪələt/, /ˈvaɪlət/
Audio (RP) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪlət
- Hyphenation: vi‧o‧let, vio‧let
Noun
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 59891543, page 19:
- ‘Tom,’ he said, ‘you are looking at a crushed violet, a spent egg, a squeezed tube.’
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- 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
terms derived from violet (noun)
- 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
- viola
- violaceous
Descendants
- → Tokelauan: vaioleti, vaiolē, violē
Translations
colour
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plant
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Adjective
violet (comparative violeter, superlative violetest)
- Having a bluish-purple colour.
Derived terms
- ultraviolet
- violet cattleya (Cattleya violacea)
- violet click beetle (Limoniscus violaceus)
- violet helleborine (Epipactis purpurata)
- violet shell (Janthinidae spp.
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Translations
having a bluish-purple color
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See also
- 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
Violet (color) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Viola (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Viola on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Viola on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
- Olivet, Voitel, olivet, toivel
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch violet, borrowed from French violet, from Latin viola (“violet”).
Adjective
violet (attributive violette, not comparable)
- violet-coloured
Noun
violet (plural violette)
- (uncountable) violet, a purplish colour
- (botany) violet, viola
- Synonym: viooltjie
See also
| wit | grys | swart |
| rooi; karmosyn | oranje; bruin | geel; room |
| lemmetjie | groen | mentgroen |
| siaan; teel | asuur, hemelsblou | blou |
| violet; indigo | magenta; pers | pienk |
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French violet.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
violet n (plural violetten, diminutive violetje n)
- violet, a purplish colour
Derived terms
- violetblauw
- violetbruin
Adjective
violet (comparative violetter, superlative violetst)
- violet-coloured
Inflection
| Inflection of violet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| wit | grijs | zwart |
| rood; karmijnrood | oranje; bruin | geel; roomwit |
| groengeel/limoengroen | groen | |
| blauwgroen/cyaan; groenblauw/petrolblauw | azuurblauw | blauw |
| violet; indigo | magenta; paars | roze |
References
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
Anagrams
- vloeit
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vjɔ.lɛ/
Audio (file) - Homophones: violais, violait, violaient
Noun
violet m (countable and uncountable, plural violets)
- (usually uncountable) purple (colour)
- (countable) mushroom with a violet cap, such as a webcap or cortinar
Adjective
violet (feminine violette, masculine plural violets, feminine plural violettes)
- purple
Descendants
- Louisiana Creole French: vyolé
See also
| 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
- “violet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯i.o.let/, [ˈu̯iɔɫ̪ɛt̪]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvi.o.let/, [ˈviːolet̪]
Verb
violet
- third-person singular present active subjunctive of violō
Middle English
Alternative forms
- vyolet, vyolette, violette, vyelet, vialet
Etymology
From Old French violette, from Latin viola.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈviːɔlɛt/, /ˈviːəlɛt/
Noun
violet (uncountable)
- violet (plant in the genus Viola)
- The flower of such a plant
- violet, blue-purple (colour)
- violet-coloured cloth
Descendants
- English: violet
References
- “vī̆olet, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
Adjective
violet
- violet-coloured
- Made of violet-coloured cloth
Descendants
- English: violet
References
- “vī̆olet, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
See also
| 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
Etymology
Borrowed from French violet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vi.oˈlet/
Adjective
violet m or n (feminine singular violetă, masculine plural violeți, feminine and neuter plural violete)
- purple
- Synonym: mov
Usage notes
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
Declension of violet
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
violet n (uncountable)
- purple (color)
- Synonym: mov
Declension
declension of violet (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) violet | violetul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) violet | violetului |
| vocative | violetule | |
Related terms
- violetă
See also
| alb | gri | negru |
| roșu; carmin | portocaliu; maro | galben; crem |
| verde | ||
| cyan | bleu | albastru |
| violet; indigo | mov; purpură | roz |
References
- violet in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Romansch
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French violette, from Latin viola (“violet”).
Adjective
violet m (feminine singular violetta, masculine plural violets, feminine plural violettas)
- purple