Violine

See also: violine and violinë

German

Etymology

17th century, from Italian violino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi̯oˈliːnə/

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Noun

Violine f (genitive Violine, plural Violinen)

1. (music) violin

   Synonyms: (common) Geige, (archaic or humorous) Fiedel

Usage notes

• Violine is somewhat preferred in professional parlance, though Geige is also used. The latter is by far predominant in general speech.

Declension

Declension of Violine [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Violine	die	Violinen
genitive	einer	der	Violine	der	Violinen
dative	einer	der	Violine	den	Violinen
accusative	eine	die	Violine	die	Violinen

Further reading

• “Violine” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Violine” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Violine” in Duden online
• Violine on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vioˈliːnə/

Noun

Violine f

1. plural of Violin