vielle

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word vielle. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word vielle, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say vielle in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word vielle you have here. The definition of the word vielle will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofvielle, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: viellé

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

From Old French viele, vielle. Doublet of viola.

Vielle

Pronunciation

Noun

vielle (plural vielles)

  1. (music) A medieval stringed instrument similar to a violin.
  2. (music) The hurdy-gurdy.

Translations

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Compare Old Occitan viola (modern Occitan viula). Possibly ultimately from Medieval Latin vitula. Compare also Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish viola, Spanish vihuela. Doublet of viole, borrowed from the Old Occitan. See also English fiddle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vjɛl/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

vielle f (plural vielles)

  1. (music) vielle, hurdy-gurdy

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Portuguese: viela

Verb

vielle

  1. inflection of vieller:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Noun

vielle f

  1. plural of viella

Anagrams

Norman

Adjective

vielle

  1. feminine singular of viar

Old French

Adjective

vielle f

  1. nominative/oblique feminine singular of viel