# Viola
## Translingual
### Etymology

Latin viola (“violet”)

### Proper noun

Viola f
* A taxonomic genus within the family Violaceae – violets.
* A taxonomic genus within the family Hesperiidae – certain of the butterflies called skippers.

#### Hypernyms

* (violets): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids, COM clade – clades; Malpighiales – order; Violaceae – family
* (butterflies): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Papilionoidea – superfamily; Hesperiiformes – series; Hesperiidae – family; Pyrginae - subfamily; Pyrgini - tribe

#### Hyponyms

* (genus in Violaceae): Viola odorata (sweet violet) - type species; Viola angustifolia, Viola tricolor, Viola wikipedia - selected species; for other species see List of Viola species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* (genus in Hesperiidae): Viola alicus, Viola egra, Viola minor, Viola olla, Viola violella - species

### References

* Viola (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Viola (butterfly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Viola (Violaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Viola (Hesperiidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Category:Viola (Violaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
* Viola at USDA Plants database

## English
### Etymology

From Latin viola (“violet”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vaɪˈəʊlə/, /viˈəʊlə/, /ˈvaɪələ/

### Proper noun

Viola
* A female given name from Latin.
** c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:Were you a woman as the rest goes even, I should my tears let fall upon your cheek, And say, ‘Thrice welcome, drowned Viola!’
* A comune in Cuneo province, Piedmont, Italy.
* A number of places in the United States:
** A town in Fulton County, Arkansas.
** An unincorporated community in Shasta County, California.
** A town in Kent County, Delaware.
** An unincorporated community in Heard County, Georgia.
** An unincorporated community in Latah County, Idaho.
** A village in Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois.
** An unincorporated community in Brown Township, Linn County, Iowa.
** A minor city and township in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
** An unincorporated community in Graves County, Kentucky.
** A township and unincorporated community therein, in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
** An unincorporated community in Barry County and Stone County, Missouri.
** A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York.
** A town in Warren County, Tennessee.
** An unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia.
** An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
** A village in Richland County and Vernon County, Wisconsin.
** Other townships in Illinois and Iowa, listed under Viola Township.

#### Related terms

* Violet

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Ivalo, oliva, voila, voilà, volia

## Czech
### Proper noun

Viola f
* a female given name, equivalent to English Viola

#### Declension
## Danish
### Proper noun

Viola
* a female given name from Latin of Latin origin

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Latin viola in the 19th century.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋiolɑ/, [ˈʋio̞lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iolɑ
* Hyphenation: Vio‧la

### Proper noun

Viola
* a female given name from Latin
** 1984, Veronica Pimenoff, Loistava Helena, Tammi, →ISBN, pages 45–46:Helenalle valkeni että Marjatan äidillä oli sama nimi kaksi kertaa: Viola Orvokki. Kuitenkin nimet olivat kuin toistensa vastakohtia: Viola kellanvaaleana sulatejuustopakkauksessa ja toisaalta Orvokkini tummasilmä.Helena realized that Marjatta's mother had the same name twice: Viola Orvokki. Yet the names were still polar opposites: Viola was yellow and white on a packet of processed cheese and toisaalta Orvokkini tummasilmä [song].

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Viola (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Violani
Violani
accusative
nom.
Violani
Violani
gen.
Violani
genitive
Violani
Violojeni Violaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Violaani
Violojani
inessive
Violassani
Violoissani
elative
Violastani
Violoistani
illative
Violaani
Violoihini
adessive
Violallani
Violoillani
ablative
Violaltani
Violoiltani
allative
Violalleni
Violoilleni
essive
Violanani
Violoinani
translative
Violakseni
Violoikseni
abessive
Violattani
Violoittani
instructive
comitative
—Violoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Violasi
Violasi
accusative
nom.
Violasi
Violasi
gen.
Violasi
genitive
Violasi
Violojesi Violaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Violaasi
Violojasi
inessive
Violassasi
Violoissasi
elative
Violastasi
Violoistasi
illative
Violaasi
Violoihisi
adessive
Violallasi
Violoillasi
ablative
Violaltasi
Violoiltasi
allative
Violallesi
Violoillesi
essive
Violanasi
Violoinasi
translative
Violaksesi
Violoiksesi
abessive
Violattasi
Violoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Violoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Violamme
Violamme
accusative
nom.
Violamme
Violamme
gen.
Violamme
genitive
Violamme
Violojemme Violaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Violaamme
Violojamme
inessive
Violassamme
Violoissamme
elative
Violastamme
Violoistamme
illative
Violaamme
Violoihimme
adessive
Violallamme
Violoillamme
ablative
Violaltamme
Violoiltamme
allative
Violallemme
Violoillemme
essive
Violanamme
Violoinamme
translative
Violaksemme
Violoiksemme
abessive
Violattamme
Violoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Violoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Violanne
Violanne
accusative
nom.
Violanne
Violanne
gen.
Violanne
genitive
Violanne
Violojenne Violainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Violaanne
Violojanne
inessive
Violassanne
Violoissanne
elative
Violastanne
Violoistanne
illative
Violaanne
Violoihinne
adessive
Violallanne
Violoillanne
ablative
Violaltanne
Violoiltanne
allative
Violallenne
Violoillenne
essive
Violananne
Violoinanne
translative
Violaksenne
Violoiksenne
abessive
Violattanne
Violoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Violoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Violansa
Violansa
accusative
nom.
Violansa
Violansa
gen.
Violansa
genitive
Violansa
Violojensa Violainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Violaansa
Violojaan Violojansa
inessive
Violassaan Violassansa
Violoissaan Violoissansa
elative
Violastaan Violastansa
Violoistaan Violoistansa
illative
Violaansa
Violoihinsa
adessive
Violallaan Violallansa
Violoillaan Violoillansa
ablative
Violaltaan Violaltansa
Violoiltaan Violoiltansa
allative
Violalleen Violallensa
Violoilleen Violoillensa
essive
Violanaan Violanansa
Violoinaan Violoinansa
translative
Violakseen Violaksensa
Violoikseen Violoiksensa
abessive
Violattaan Violattansa
Violoittaan Violoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Violoineen Violoinensa :

#### Statistics

* Viola is the 211th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,791 female individuals (and as a middle name to 4,403 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* Ivalo, Olavi, loiva, lovia, olvia, valio, valoi

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvi̯oːla/, [viˈoːla], [ˈvjoːla]
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian viola.

#### Noun

Viola f (genitive Viola, plural Violen)
* (music) Synonym of Bratsche

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin viola.

#### Noun

Viola f (genitive Viola, plural Violen)
* (botany) Alternative form of Viole (“violet”)

##### Declension
### Further reading

* “Viola” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “Viola” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
* Viola on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{de}$
* “Viola” in Duden online
* “Viola” in Duden online

## Italian
### Etymology

The given name derived from Latin viola (“a violet”). The surname can be matronymic, but more often occupational, for a dyer of violet cloth, or a player of the viola.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /viˈɔ.la/, /ˈvjɔ.la/
* Rhymes: -ɔla
* Hyphenation: Vi‧ò‧la, Viò‧la

### Proper noun

Viola f
* a female given name from Latin

### Proper noun

Viola m or f by sense
* a surname

### References

* ↑ Viola in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

### Anagrams

* oliva, ovali, voilà, volai

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈviɔɫa/
* Homophone: viola

### Proper noun

Viola f
* a female given name

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Viola”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Occupational surname for a viola player, from Late Latin vitula, or for a dyer or seller of violet fabric.

### Proper noun

Viola m or f by sense
* a surname

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Latin viola (“violet”). First recorded in Sweden in 1844.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vɪ²uːla/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Viola c (genitive Violas)
* a female given name from Latin

### References

* Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
* Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN 57 207 females with the given name Viola living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.