violin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈʋaɪᵊ.lɪn/ (South-Asia)
- /ˌvaɪ.əˈlɪn/
- [ˌwaʊˈlin] (Hong-Kong)
- (General-American) audio
- /ˌvaɪ.oʊˈlin/ (Hong-Kong)
Etymology
Etymology tree Medieval Latin *vitulader. Old Occitan violabor.? Italian viola Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Italian -ino Italian violinoder. English violin Derived from Italian violino (“little viola”), from viola + -ino.
Meanings
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A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.
When I play it like this, it's a fiddle; when I play it like this, it's a violin.
She was looking more like Sherlock Holmes than ever. Slap a dressing-gown on her and give her a violin, and she could have walked straight into Baker Street and no questions asked.
1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XX, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:
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(proscribed, qualifier:inexact, sometimes) Any instrument of the violin family, always inclusive of violins, violas and cellos, and sometimes further including the double bass.
The string quartet, one of the most popular groupings in chamber music, is composed entirely of violins: two violins proper, one viola, and one cello.
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(metonymically) A violinist in an orchestra or group.
She is first violin in the London Symphony Orchestra.
The violins are seated with sufficient elbow room.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| violins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
first violin · bass violin · violinlike · false violin spider · violinette · electric violin · horn violin · violin spider · horn-violin · nail violin · kit violin · violin plot · violin maker · violinmaker · violinist · second violin · Stroh violin · violinmaking · world's smallest violin · violinophone · violinic · play someone like a violin · world's tiniest violin · piano-violin · Chinese violin · kit-violin
Descendants
Relateds
violoncello · viola · viol
Synonyms
Translations (169)
rm violina (string instrument) · tl magbiyolin (string instrument) · mi whira (string instrument) · lmo viorin (string instrument) · tg скрипка (string instrument) · ja 提琴 (string instrument) · za siuj dizginz (string instrument) · kl agiaq (string instrument) · nn fiolin (string instrument) · vi vĩ cầm (string instrument) · nds-de Fiedel (string instrument) · cmn 小提琴 (string instrument) · rgn viulén (string instrument) · bn বেহালা (string instrument) · tt скрипка (string instrument) · ja バイオリン (string instrument) · lv smuika (string instrument) · hi बेला (string instrument) · rm gìa (string instrument) · gv biol (string instrument) · as বেহেলা (string instrument) · gd fidheall (string instrument) · cy feiolin (string instrument) · sk husle (string instrument) · nds-de Vigelien (string instrument) · ngh fijoolsi (string instrument) · el βιολί (string instrument) · ja 小提琴 (string instrument) · pt rabeca (string instrument) · eu biolin (string instrument) · et viiul (string instrument) · dsb wiolina (string instrument) · sh violína (string instrument) · de Fiedel (string instrument) · dz པི་ཝང (string instrument) · yue 小提琴 (string instrument) · oc violon (string instrument) · hi सारंगी (string instrument) · sq violinë (string instrument) · fr violon (string instrument) · sh виоли́на (string instrument) · cho ahlepushi (string instrument) · alt агаш комыс (string instrument) · mh baeoliin (string instrument) · io violino (string instrument) · ff 𞤽𞤢𞥄𞤽𞤮𞥅𞤪𞤵 (string instrument) · ky скрипка (string instrument) · sw fidla (string instrument) · arz كمنجه (string instrument) · wa violon (string instrument) · nds-de Fiddel (string instrument) · ms biola (string instrument) · eo violono (string instrument) · lo ຊໍ (string instrument) · te ఫిడేలు (string instrument) · sl violina (string instrument) · lv vijole (string instrument) · kn ಪಿಟೀಲು (string instrument) · pl skrzypce (string instrument) · ff ñaañooru (string instrument) · co viulinu (string instrument) · nl vedel (string instrument) · nn fele (string instrument) · pa ਵਾਇਲਿਨ (string instrument) · es violín (string instrument) · fr crincrin (string instrument) · yi פֿידל (string instrument) · mn ᠬᠢᠭᠢᠯᠢ (string instrument) · mn ᠬᠢᠭᠢᠯᠢ ᠬᠥᠭᠵᠢᠮ (string instrument) · fo violin (string instrument) · az skripka (string instrument) · tk skripka (string instrument) · th ไวโอลิน (string instrument) · cs housle (string instrument) · hy քեման (string instrument) · haw pila (string instrument) · ur بیلا (string instrument) · mn бага эрүү хуур (string instrument) · ur وایْلِن (string instrument) · ug ئىسكىرىپكا (string instrument) · de Fidel (string instrument) · bg цигу́лка (string instrument) · it violino (string instrument) · ga fidil (string instrument) · id biola (string instrument) · kk скрипка (string instrument) · de Geige (string instrument) · war biyolin (string instrument) · ota كمان (string instrument) · lo ຊຶງ (string instrument) · crh kemane (string instrument) · ru скри́пка (string instrument) · ast violín (string instrument) · dsb fidle (string instrument) · mk виоли́на (string instrument) · pt violino (string instrument) · am ማሲንቆ (string instrument) · nl viool (string instrument) · mn хийл (string instrument) · ro vioară (string instrument) · ar كَمَان (string instrument) · lo ຊຸງ (string instrument) · tg камонча (string instrument) · alt скрипка (string instrument) · mn хийл хөгжим (string instrument) · am ቫዮሊን (string instrument) · cmn 梵啞鈴 /梵哑铃 (string instrument) · ary كمنجة (string instrument) · kmr viyolîn (string instrument) · fa-ira وِیولُن (string instrument) · fi viulu (string instrument) · fy fioele (string instrument) · myv кайга (string instrument) · mr वायोलिन (string instrument) · lij violin (string instrument) · hu hegedű (string instrument) · tg ғиҷҷак (string instrument) · nb fele (string instrument) · hi वायलिन (string instrument) · km វីយោឡុង (string instrument) · ur سارَن٘گی (string instrument) · hy ջութակ (string instrument) · kmr keman (string instrument) · gl violín (string instrument) · ta வயலின் (string instrument) · de Violine (string instrument) · te వాయులీనము (string instrument) · ga veidheal (string instrument) · br violoñs (string instrument) · uz skripka (string instrument) · srn finyoro (string instrument) · kea rabéka (string instrument) · ja フィドル (string instrument) · nb fiolin (string instrument) · pms violin (string instrument) · sv violin (string instrument) · af viool (string instrument) · gsw Guege (string instrument) · ga veidhlín (string instrument) · he כִּנּוֹר (string instrument) · sm vaiolini (string instrument) · cy ffidil (string instrument) · is fiðla (string instrument) · tr keman (string instrument) · sv fiol (string instrument) · lt smuikas (string instrument) · kw fyll (string instrument) · vo viäl (string instrument) · uk скри́пка (string instrument) · mt vjolin (string instrument) · kmr kemançe (string instrument) · my တယော (string instrument) · fur violin (string instrument) · mn ᠪᠠᠭᠠ ᠡᠷᠡᠦ ᠬᠤᠭᠤᠷ (string instrument) · da violin (string instrument) · be скры́пка (string instrument) · he כינור (string instrument) · haw waiolina (string instrument) · ca violí (string instrument) · la violinum (string instrument) · xal хур (string instrument) · qu wiyulin (string instrument) · mk гу́сла (string instrument) · ka ვიოლინო (string instrument) · zu ivayolini (string instrument) · tl biyolin (string instrument) · fo fiól (string instrument) · ko 바이올린 (string instrument) · vec violìn (string instrument)