"violet" meaning in French

See violet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /vjɔ.lɛ/ Audio: Fr-violet.ogg Forms: violette [feminine], violets [masculine, plural], violettes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From Old French violet, a back-formation from violette (“violet (flower)”), from viole + -ette, from Latin viola. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|fro|violet}} Old French violet, {{glossary|back-formation}} back-formation, {{m|fro|violette|t=violet (flower)}} violette (“violet (flower)”), {{m|fro|viole}} viole, {{m|fro|-ette}} -ette, {{der|fr|la|viola}} Latin viola Head templates: {{fr-adj}} violet (feminine violette, masculine plural violets, feminine plural violettes)
  1. purple Categories (topical): Colors, Purples
    Sense id: en-violet-fr-adj-jgobCtpC Disambiguation of Colors: 90 8 2 Disambiguation of Purples: 85 13 1 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 59 2 39 Related terms: blanc, gris, noir, rouge, cramoisi, carmin, orange, brun, marron, jaune, crème, lime, vert, menthe, cyan, turquoise, bleu canard, azur, bleu ciel, bleu, lilas, indigo, magenta, pourpre, rose

Noun

IPA: /vjɔ.lɛ/ Audio: Fr-violet.ogg Forms: violets [plural]
Etymology: From Old French violet, a back-formation from violette (“violet (flower)”), from viole + -ette, from Latin viola. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|fro|violet}} Old French violet, {{glossary|back-formation}} back-formation, {{m|fro|violette|t=violet (flower)}} violette (“violet (flower)”), {{m|fro|viole}} viole, {{m|fro|-ette}} -ette, {{der|fr|la|viola}} Latin viola Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|~}} violet m (countable and uncountable, plural violets)
  1. (usually uncountable) purple (colour) Tags: masculine, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-violet-fr-noun-LaCi6N4Z
  2. (countable) mushroom with a violet cap, such as a webcap or cortinar Tags: countable, masculine
    Sense id: en-violet-fr-noun-iNgvGtUV

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for violet meaning in French (4.8kB)

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