vioară

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Romanian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin viola.

Noun

vioară f (plural vioare)

  1. a violet (flower)
    Synonyms: violetă, toporaș
Declension
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative vioară vioara vioare vioarele
genitive-dative vioare vioarei vioare vioarelor
vocative vioară, vioaro vioarelor
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)

  1. violin, fiddle
Declension

With plural viori

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative vioară vioara viori viorile
genitive-dative viori viorii viori viorilor
vocative vioară, vioaro viorilor

With plural vioare

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative vioară vioara vioare vioarele
genitive-dative vioare vioarei vioare vioarelor
vocative vioară, vioaro vioarelor

Etymology 3

Inherited from Vulgar Latin root *vīvula, from Latin vīvus.

Adjective

vioară f (feminine only, plural vioare)

  1. (popular, of running water) very clear, crystal
    Synonyms: limpede, clar, cristalin
Declension
feminine only singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite vioară vioare
definite vioara vioarele
genitive-
dative
indefinite vioare vioare
definite vioarei vioarelor