violett

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Bavarian

Etymology

From French violet. Cognate with German violett.

Pronunciation

Adjective

violett

  1. violet (color/colour)
    Synonym: lila

See also

Colors in Bavarian · Foarbm (layout · text)
     weiß      grau      schwoarz
             roud/rood              oransch/orange; braun              gejb/gölb/gööb
                          grea/grean             
                          blau              blau
             lila, violett              lila              rosa

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌviːoˈlɛt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Adjective

violett (strong nominative masculine singular violetter, comparative violetter, superlative am violettesten)

  1. violet; purple; lilac (color/colour)
    Synonym: lila

Usage notes

  • Generally, German uses violett and lila synonymously for all blends of red and blue.
  • It is possible to distinguish between violett (“violet”), lila (“lilac”), and purpurn (“purple”). However, such a distinction is chiefly restricted to people interested in arts, fashion, and the like. The word purpurn, also purpurfarben, is not part of the general vocabulary.

Declension

Positive forms of violett
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist violett sie ist violett es ist violett sie sind violett
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative violetter violette violettes violette
genitive violetten violetter violetten violetter
dative violettem violetter violettem violetten
accusative violetten violette violettes violette
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der violette die violette das violette die violetten
genitive des violetten der violetten des violetten der violetten
dative dem violetten der violetten dem violetten den violetten
accusative den violetten die violette das violette die violetten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein violetter eine violette ein violettes (keine) violetten
genitive eines violetten einer violetten eines violetten (keiner) violetten
dative einem violetten einer violetten einem violetten (keinen) violetten
accusative einen violetten eine violette ein violettes (keine) violetten
Comparative forms of violett
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist violetter sie ist violetter es ist violetter sie sind violetter
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative violetterer violettere violetteres violettere
genitive violetteren violetterer violetteren violetterer
dative violetterem violetterer violetterem violetteren
accusative violetteren violettere violetteres violettere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der violettere die violettere das violettere die violetteren
genitive des violetteren der violetteren des violetteren der violetteren
dative dem violetteren der violetteren dem violetteren den violetteren
accusative den violetteren die violettere das violettere die violetteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein violetterer eine violettere ein violetteres (keine) violetteren
genitive eines violetteren einer violetteren eines violetteren (keiner) violetteren
dative einem violetteren einer violetteren einem violetteren (keinen) violetteren
accusative einen violetteren eine violettere ein violetteres (keine) violetteren
Superlative forms of violett
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am violettesten sie ist am violettesten es ist am violettesten sie sind am violettesten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative violettester violetteste violettestes violetteste
genitive violettesten violettester violettesten violettester
dative violettestem violettester violettestem violettesten
accusative violettesten violetteste violettestes violetteste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der violetteste die violetteste das violetteste die violettesten
genitive des violettesten der violettesten des violettesten der violettesten
dative dem violettesten der violettesten dem violettesten den violettesten
accusative den violettesten die violetteste das violetteste die violettesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein violettester eine violetteste ein violettestes (keine) violettesten
genitive eines violettesten einer violettesten eines violettesten (keiner) violettesten
dative einem violettesten einer violettesten einem violettesten (keinen) violettesten
accusative einen violettesten eine violetteste ein violettestes (keine) violettesten

Further reading

  • “violett” in Duden online
  • “violett” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

Adjective

violett (comparative mer violett, superlative mest violett)

  1. violet (color/colour)

Declension

Inflection of violett
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular violett mer violett mest violett
Neuter singular violett mer violett mest violett
Plural violetta mer violetta mest violetta
Masculine plural3 violette mer violetta mest violetta
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 violette mer violette mest violette
All violetta mer violetta mest violetta
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

See also

References

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