Romanian

Noun

vioară f ‎(plural vioare)

1. a violet (flower)

Declension

Synonyms

• violetă, toporaș

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 Provençal viola (Occitan viula), Spanish vihuela, French vielle.

Noun

vioară f ‎(plural viori or vioare)

1. violin, fiddle

Declension

With plural viori

With plural vioare

Etymology 3

From Vulgar Latin root *vīvula, from Latin vīvus.

Adjective

vioară f ‎(feminine only, plural vioare)

1. (popular, of running water) very clear, crystal

Declension

Synonyms

• limpede, clar, cristalin

Related terms

• vior
• viu