violette

See also: Violette

Afrikaans

Adjective

violette

1. attributive form of violet

Noun

violette

1. plural of violet

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Adjective

violette

1. inflection of violet:
   1. indefinite masculine and feminine singular
   2. indefinite plural
   3. definite

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French violette, from viole + -ette, from Latin viola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vjɔ.lɛt/

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Noun

violette f (plural violettes)

1. violet (plant)

Derived terms

• crème de violette

Adjective

violette

1. feminine singular of violet

Descendants

• Louisiana Creole: vyolèt
• ⇒ Bulgarian: виолетка (violetka), виолетов (violetov)

Further reading

• “violette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• olivette

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vioˈlɛtə/

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Adjective

violette

1. inflection of violett:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Noun

violette f

1. plural of violetta

Anagrams

• elettivo, olivette, televoti

Old French

Etymology

From Latin viola +‎ -ette.

Noun

violette oblique singular, ? (oblique plural violettes, nominative singular violette, nominative plural violettes)

1. (botany) violet

Descendants

• French: violet
  • Louisiana Creole: vyolé
• → Middle English: violet, vyolet, vyolette, violette, vyelet, vialet
  • English: violet