violon

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French violon (“violin”).[1]

Noun

violon

  1. (music) A kind of organ stop producing a string-like sound. [2]

References

  1. ^ “violon, n.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  2. ^ “violon, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

Noun

violon

  1. accusative singular of violo

French

Etymology

From viole +‎ -on (diminutive suffix). Compare Italian violino.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vjɔ.lɔ̃/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

violon m (plural violons)

  1. violin
    • 1986, “Il était une fois … une maison des musiciens [There Once Was… a House of Musicians]”, in Il était une fois … une petite grenouille [There Once Was… a Little Frog] (fiction), Paris: CLE International:
      Sur le toit de la maison, nous jouons du violon.
      Sur le toit de la maison, nous jouons du violon.
      Son violon fait zig zig.
      Ton violon fait zig zig.
      Mon violon, mon violon, mon violon fait zig zig zig.
      Son violon fait zig zig.
      Ton violon fait zig zig.
      Mon violon, mon violon, mon violon fait zig zig zig zig zig.
      On the roof of this house, we play the violin.
      On the roof of this house, we play the violin.
      Their violin goes zig zig.
      Your violin goes zig zig.
      My violin, my violin, my violin goes zig zig zig.
      Their violin goes zig zig.
      Your violin goes zig zig.
      My violin, my violin, my violin goes zig zig zig zig zig.
    • 1986, “Il était une fois … une maison des musiciens [There Once Was… a House of Musicians]”, in Il était une fois … une petite grenouille [There Once Was… a Little Frog] (fiction), Paris: CLE International:
      Je suis seul, je suis triste.
      Tout est noir.
      Ici, je n’ai pas d’amis.
      Je n’ai pas de musique.
      Je n’ai pas de chanson.
      Il n’y a pas de violon.
      Pas de tambour, pas d’accordéon.
      Il n’y a pas de violon.
      Pas de tambour, pas d’accordéon.
      I am alone, I am sad.
      Everything is black.
      Here, I have no friends.
      I have no music.
      I have no songs.
      There are no violins.
      No drums, no accordions.
      There are no violins.
      No drums, no accordions.
  2. violinist
    Synonym: violoniste
  3. (slang) jail

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: violon
  • → Persian: ویولن (viyolon)
  • → Lao: ວີໂອລົງ (wī ʼō long)

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

violon m (plural violons)

  1. (Jersey) violin
  2. (Jersey) monkfish (Squatina squatina, syn. Rhina squatina)
    Synonyms: ange, ange dé mé, mouaine, mouaingne, mouonne
  3. (Jersey) the tailboard finial on a Jersey horse van

Derived terms

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian violone.

Noun

violon m (uncountable)

  1. violone

Conjugation

singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative violon violonul
genitive-dative violon violonului
vocative violonule

References

  • violon in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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