violeta

violeta

See also: Violeta, violetā, and violetă

Catalan

Etymology

viola +‎ -eta

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /vi.oˈlə.tə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /bi.uˈlɛ.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /vi.oˈle.ta/

Noun

violeta f (plural violetes)

1. violet

   Synonym: viola

Derived terms

• violeta africana
• violeta de penyal
• violeta roquera

Adjective

violeta (indeclinable)

1. violet

   Synonym: violat

Further reading

• “violeta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Latvian

Adjective

violeta

1. genitive singular masculine form of violets
2. nominative singular feminine form of violets

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Portuguese

violeta

Etymology

From viola +‎ -eta (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.oˈle.tɐ/ [vɪ.oˈle.tɐ], (faster pronunciation) /vjoˈle.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.oˈle.tɐ/ [vɪ.oˈle.tɐ], (faster pronunciation) /vjoˈle.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.oˈle.ta/ [vɪ.oˈle.ta], (faster pronunciation) /vjoˈle.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vjuˈle.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: vi‧o‧le‧ta

Adjective

violeta m or f (plural violetas)

1. violet

Noun

violeta f (plural violetas)

1. violet (colour)
2. violet (plant)
3. (Brazil) viola (musical instrument of the violin family)

See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)

branco, alvo, cândido	cinza, gris, cinzento	preto, negro, atro
vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim	laranja, cor-de-laranja; castanho, marrom	amarelo, lúteo; creme, ocre
verde-limão	verde, verde claro
ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo	azul céu, azul-celeste	azul,índigo, anil
violeta, lilás	magenta; roxo, púrpura	rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjoˈleta/ [bjoˈle.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: vio‧le‧ta

Etymology 1

From viola +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix).

Adjective

violeta (plural violetas)

1. violet

Noun

violeta m (plural violetas)

1. violet (colour); purple

Descendants

• → Hiligaynon: bioleta

Noun

violeta f (plural violetas)

1. violet (plant)

Etymology 2

From violar +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix).

Noun

violeta f (plural violetas)

1. (Spain, Chile, slang) rapist, nonce

See also

Colors in Spanish · colores (layout · text)

blanco	gris	negro
rojo; carmín, carmesí	naranja, anaranjado; marrón	amarillo; crema
lima	verde	menta
cian, turquesa; azul-petróleo	celeste, cerúleo	azul
violeta; añil, índigo	magenta; morado, púrpura	rosa

Further reading

• “violeta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014