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Romanian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin viola.
Noun
vioară f (plural vioare)
- a violet (flower)
- Synonyms: violetă, toporaș
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Probably from Italian viola, but uncertain since the shift of l to r usually indicates a Latin source. The r may have come by analogy with vior (cf. înviora) < viu. Cf. also Old Occitan viola (Occitan viula), Spanish vihuela, French vielle.
Noun
vioară f (plural viori or vioare)
- violin, fiddle
Declension
With plural viori
With plural vioare
Etymology 3
Inherited from Vulgar Latin root *vīvula, from Latin vīvus.
Adjective
vioară f (feminine only, plural vioare)
- (popular, of running water) very clear, crystal
- Synonyms: limpede, clar, cristalin
Declension
Declension of vioară (feminine only)