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viola.

purple, violet

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adj/viˈɔ.la//ˈvjɔ.la/

  1. purple, violet

    invariable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin viola.

noun/viˈɔ.la//ˈvjɔ.la/

  1. viola, violet (plant)

    feminine

  2. violet, purple (color)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin viola.

noun/viˈɔ.la//ˈvjɔ.la/

  1. viola

    feminine

  2. fiddle

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Medieval Latin *vitulader. Old Occitan violabor.? Italian viola Possibly from Old Occitan viola (modern Occitan viula), ultimately from Medieval Latin *vitula (“stringed instrument”), which could be related to the goddess Latin vitula.

verb/ˈvi.o.la/

  1. inflection of violare: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of violare: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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