vioară

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [viˈo̯a.ɾə]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin viola.

Noun

vioară f (plural vioare)

1. a violet (flower)

   Synonyms: violetă, toporaș

Declension

Declension of vioară

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) vioară	vioara	(niște) vioare	vioarele
genitive/dative	(unei) vioare	vioarei	(unor) vioare	vioarelor
vocative	vioară, vioaro		vioarelor

Derived terms

• viorea

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

Declension of vioară

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) vioară	vioara	(niște) viori	viorile
genitive/dative	(unei) viori	viorii	(unor) viori	viorilor
vocative	vioară, vioaro		viorilor

With plural vioare

Declension of vioară

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) vioară	vioara	(niște) vioare	vioarele
genitive/dative	(unei) vioare	vioarei	(unor) 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

Declension of vioară (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

Related terms

• vior
• viu