violet
English
/ˈvaɪələt/
noun
Definitions
- A plant or flower of the genus , especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers.
- (figurative) A person thought to resemble V. odorata, especially in its beauty and delicacy.
- A bluish-purple colour resembling that of most V. odorata.
- Clothes and (ecclesiastical) vestments of such a colour.
- (perfumes) The characteristic scent of V. odorata.
- (UK) .
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English violet derived from Old French violette derived from Latin viola (violet, violet flower, a violet).
Origin
Latin
viola
Gloss
violet, violet flower, a violet
Kanji
紫
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Viola English
- antiultraviolet English
- carpenter bee English
- ear English
- nonultraviolet English
- nonviolet English
- star English
- starviolet English
- ultraviolet English
- violet carpenter bee English
- violetear English
- violetish English
- violetlike English
- violetness English
- violetward English
- Viola Finnish
- Violantes Latin
- viola Latin
- violaceus Latin
- Viola German
- Viola Italian
- viola Italian
- violastro Italian
- violino Italian
- violista Italian
- violoncello Italian
- violone Italian
- violette French
- viola Spanish, Castilian
- fiol Norwegian Bokmål
- Viola Swedish
- fiołek Polish
- fiol Norwegian Nynorsk
- violet Middle English
- ultraivialait Irish
- Yolande Old French
- viole Old French
- violette Old French
- violo Esperanto
- fijola Serbo-Croatian
- viola Catalan, Valencian
- vioară Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- violetă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- อัลตราไวโอเลต Thai
- ไวโอเล็ต Thai
- bayolet Cebuano
- violets Latvian
- vîol Middle High German
- виола Macedonian
- violet Romansh
- viola Old Occitan
- piolōt Marshallese