Veilchen
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Diminutive of obsolete Vei(e)l, from Middle High German vīel, vīol, from Old High German fīol, from Latin viola. Doublet of Viole and Viola.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ̯lçən/, [ˈfaɪ̯l.çən], [-çɪn], [-çn̩]
Audio: (file) - Homophones: Feilchen (general), Pfeilchen (northern)
Noun
[edit]Veilchen n (strong, genitive Veilchens, plural Veilchen)
- (botany) violet
- (colloquial) black eye
- Synonym: blaues Auge
Declension
[edit]Declension of Veilchen [neuter, strong]
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Veilchen” in Duden online
- “Veilchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Veilchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Veilchen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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