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Webster 1913 Edition
Viola
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Vi′o-la
,Noun.
[L., a violet. See
Violet
.] (Bot.)
A genus of polypetalous herbaceous plants, including all kinds of violets.
Vi′o-la
,Noun.
[It. See
Viol
.] (Mus.)
An instrument in form and use resembling the violin, but larger, and a fifth lower in compass.
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Viola da braccio
[It., viol for the arm]
, the tenor viol, or viola, a fifth lower than the violin. Its part is written in the alto clef, hence it is sometimes called the
– ‖alto
. Viola da gamba
[It., viol for the leg]
, an instrument resembling the viola, but larger, and held between the knees. It is now rarely used.
– ‖Viola da spalla
[It., viol for the shoulder]
, an instrument formerly used, resembling the viola, and intermediate in size between the viola and the viola da gamba.
– ‖Viola di amore
[It., viol of love: cf. F.
, viole d’amour
]a viol, larger than the viola, having catgut strings upon, and brass or steel wires under, the keyboard. These, sounding sympathetically with the strings, yield a peculiarly soft and silvery sound. It is now seldom used.
Definition 2024
víóla
víóla
Icelandic
Noun
víóla f (genitive singular víólu, nominative plural víólur)
Declension
declension of víóla
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | víóla | víólan | víólur | víólurnar |
| accusative | víólu | víóluna | víólur | víólurnar |
| dative | víólu | víólunni | víólum | víólunum |
| genitive | víólu | víólunnar | víóla | víólanna |
Synonyms
- lágfiðla