violeta

See also: Violeta, violetā, and violetă

Catalan

Etymology

From viola +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bi.uˈlɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [vi.oˈlə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [vi.oˈle.ta]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

violeta f (plural violetes)

1. violet

   Synonym: viola

Derived terms

• violeta africana
• violeta de penyal
• violeta roquera

Adjective

violeta (invariable)

1. violet

   Synonym: violat

Further reading

• “violeta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Latvian

Adjective

violeta

1. inflection of violets:
   1. genitive masculine singular
   2. nominative feminine singular

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

violeta

Wikipedia ^pt

Etymology

From viola +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.oˈle.tɐ/ [vɪ.oˈle.tɐ], (faster pronunciation) /vjoˈle.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.oˈle.tɐ/ [vɪ.oˈle.tɐ], (faster pronunciation) /vjoˈle.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.oˈle.ta/ [vɪ.oˈle.ta], (faster pronunciation) /vjoˈle.ta/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vjuˈle.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vjuˈle.tɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bjuˈle.tɐ/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: vi‧o‧le‧ta

Adjective

violeta m or f (plural violetas)

1. violet

Noun

violeta f (plural violetas)

1. violet (color)
2. violet (plant)
3. (Brazil) viola (musical instrument of the violin family)

See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)

branco, alvo	cinza, gris, cinzento	preto, negro
vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim	laranja, cor de laranja; castanho, marrom	amarelo; creme, ocre
verde-limão	verde	verde-água; verde-menta
ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo	azul-bebê / azul-bebé, azul-celeste	azul, índigo, anil
violeta, lilás	magenta; roxo, púrpura	rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque

Further reading

• “violeta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “violeta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

violeta

Wikipedia ^es

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjoˈleta/ [bjoˈle.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: vio‧le‧ta

Etymology 1

From viola +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix).

Adjective

violeta m or f (masculine and feminine plural violetas)

1. violet

Derived terms

• trébol violeta

Noun

violeta m (plural violetas)

1. violet (colour); purple

Descendants

• → Hiligaynon: bioleta

Noun

violeta f (plural violetas)

1. violet (plant)

Etymology 2

From violar +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix).

Noun

violeta f (plural violetas)

1. (Spain, Chile, slang) rapist, nonce

See also

Colors in Spanish · colores (layout · text)

blanco	gris	negro
rojo; carmín, carmesí	naranja, anaranjado; marrón	amarillo; crema
lima	verde	menta
cian, turquesa; azul-petróleo	celeste, cerúleo	azul
violeta; añil, índigo	magenta; morado, púrpura	rosa, rosado

Further reading

• “violeta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025