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violist en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈvaɪ.əl.ɪst/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English viol Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English violist From viol + -ist.

Meanings

1. A person who plays the viol.

Forms

violist en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /viˈoʊ.lɪst/ (Canada, US)
• /viˈəʊ.lɪst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English viola Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English violist From viola + -ist.

Meanings

1. A person who plays the viola.
   • But those who attack violists shouldn't throw resin. Once the ergonomic viola catches on what instrument will be immune? 1997 August 9, Edward Rothstein, “A Comeback for the Viola. No Joking.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 27 Feb 2021:
   • And the cello concerto was strikingly different on Sunday: at Weill, the ensemble included two violinists and one violist, cellist, bassist and lutenist, but on Sunday four more violinists, a second violist and a harpsichordist were added to give the ripieno sections of the fast movements a heftier punch than the smaller group delivered. 2009 January 20, Allan Kozinn, “Shafts of Sun in Winter From the Italian Baroque”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022:

Forms

Deriveds

division-violist · bass violist · lyra violist

Translations (30)

pl alcistka (person who plays the viola) · de Bratschist (person who plays the viola) · ja バイオリスト (person who plays the viola) · af altvioolspeler (person who plays the viola) · pl altowiolinistka (person who plays the viola) · ca viola (person who plays the viola) · de Viola-Spielerin (person who plays the viola) · pl altowiolistka (person who plays the viola) · de Violaspieler (person who plays the viola) · nl altviolist (person who plays the viola) · ca violista (person who plays the viola) · pl altystka (person who plays the viola) · de Bratscherin (person who plays the viola) · fr altiste (person who plays the viola) · sv violast (person who plays the viola) · sv altviolinist (person who plays the viola) · af altviolis (person who plays the viola) · pt violista (person who plays the viola) · pl altowiolista (person who plays the viola) · pl altysta (person who plays the viola) · pl alcista (person who plays the viola) · nl altvioliste (person who plays the viola) · de Viola-Spieler (person who plays the viola) · de Bratscher (person who plays the viola) · ko 비올리스트 (person who plays the viola) · de Violaspielerin (person who plays the viola) · it violista (person who plays the viola) · de Bratschistin (person who plays the viola) · ga vióladóir (person who plays the viola) · pl altowiolinista (person who plays the viola)