violeta
Catalan
Etymology
From viola + -etaCategory:Catalan terms suffixed with -eta#VIOLETA.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [bi.uˈlɛ.tə]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#VIOLETA
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [vi.oˈlə.tə]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#VIOLETA
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [vi.oˈle.ta]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#VIOLETA
Category:Catalan terms with audio pronunciation#VIOLETAAudio (Barcelona): (file)
Noun
violeta f (plural violetes)Category:Catalan lemmas#VIOLETACategory:Catalan nouns#VIOLETACategory:Catalan countable nouns#VIOLETACategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#VIOLETACategory:Catalan feminine nouns#VIOLETACategory:Pages with entries#VIOLETACategory:Pages with 4 entries#VIOLETA
Derived terms
Adjective
violeta (invariable)Category:Catalan lemmas#VIOLETACategory:Catalan adjectives#VIOLETACategory:Catalan indeclinable adjectives#VIOLETACategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#VIOLETACategory:Pages with entries#VIOLETACategory:Pages with 4 entries#VIOLETA
Further reading
- “violeta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Latvian
Adjective
violetaCategory:Latvian non-lemma forms#VIOLETACategory:Latvian adjective forms#VIOLETACategory:Latvian entries with incorrect language header#VIOLETACategory:Pages with entries#VIOLETACategory:Pages with 4 entries#VIOLETA
Portuguese

Etymology
From viola + -eta (diminutive suffix)Category:Portuguese terms suffixed with -eta#VIOLETA.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /vi.oˈle.tɐ/ [vɪ.oˈle.tɐ], (faster pronunciation) /vjoˈle.tɐ/Category:Portuguese 4-syllable words#VIOLETACategory:Portuguese 3-syllable words#VIOLETACategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#VIOLETA
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vi.oˈle.ta/ [vɪ.oˈle.ta], (faster pronunciation) /vjoˈle.ta/Category:Portuguese 4-syllable words#VIOLETACategory:Portuguese 3-syllable words#VIOLETACategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#VIOLETA
Category:Portuguese terms with audio pronunciation#VIOLETAAudio (Brazil (Caipira)): (file) - Hyphenation: vi‧o‧le‧ta
Adjective
violeta m or f (plural violetas)Category:Portuguese lemmas#VIOLETACategory:Portuguese adjectives#VIOLETACategory:Portuguese epicene adjectives#VIOLETACategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#VIOLETACategory:Pages with entries#VIOLETACategory:Pages with 4 entries#VIOLETA
Noun
violeta f (plural violetas)Category:Portuguese lemmas#VIOLETACategory:Portuguese nouns#VIOLETACategory:Portuguese countable nouns#VIOLETACategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#VIOLETACategory:Portuguese feminine nouns#VIOLETACategory:Pages with entries#VIOLETACategory:Pages with 4 entries#VIOLETA
- violet (color)
- violet (plant)
- (BrazilCategory:Brazilian Portuguese#VIOLETA) viola (musical instrument of the violin family)
See also
| branco, alvo | cinza, gris, cinzento |
preto, negro |
| vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim |
laranja, cor de laranja; castanho, marrom |
amarelo; creme, ocre |
| verde-limão | verde | verde-água; verde-menta |
| ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo |
azul-bebê / azul-bebé, azul-celeste | azul, índigo, anil |
| violeta, lilás |
magenta; roxo, púrpura | rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque |
Further reading
- “violeta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “violeta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bjoˈleta/ [bjoˈle.t̪a]Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#VIOLETACategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#VIOLETA
Category:Spanish terms with audio pronunciation#VIOLETAAudio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -etaCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/eta#VIOLETACategory:Rhymes:Spanish/eta/3 syllables#VIOLETA
- Syllabification: vio‧le‧ta
Etymology 1
From viola + -eta (diminutive suffix)Category:Spanish terms suffixed with -ete#VIOLETA.
Adjective
violeta m or f (masculine and feminine plural violetas)Category:Spanish lemmas#VIOLETACategory:Spanish adjectives#VIOLETACategory:Spanish epicene adjectives#VIOLETACategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#VIOLETACategory:Pages with entries#VIOLETACategory:Pages with 4 entries#VIOLETA
Derived terms
Noun
violeta m (plural violetas)Category:Spanish lemmas#VIOLETACategory:Spanish nouns#VIOLETACategory:Spanish countable nouns#VIOLETACategory:Spanish nouns with irregular gender#VIOLETACategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#VIOLETACategory:Spanish masculine nouns#VIOLETACategory:Pages with entries#VIOLETACategory:Pages with 4 entries#VIOLETA
Descendants
- → Hiligaynon: bioleta
Noun
violeta f (plural violetas)Category:Spanish lemmas#VIOLETACategory:Spanish nouns#VIOLETACategory:Spanish countable nouns#VIOLETACategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#VIOLETACategory:Spanish feminine nouns#VIOLETACategory:Pages with entries#VIOLETACategory:Pages with 4 entries#VIOLETA
- violet (plant)
Etymology 2
From violar + -eta (diminutive suffix)Category:Spanish terms suffixed with -ete#VIOLETA.
Noun
violeta f (plural violetas)Category:Spanish lemmas#VIOLETACategory:Spanish nouns#VIOLETACategory:Spanish countable nouns#VIOLETACategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#VIOLETACategory:Spanish feminine nouns#VIOLETACategory:Pages with entries#VIOLETACategory:Pages with 4 entries#VIOLETA
See also
| blanco | gris | negro |
| rojo; carmín, carmesí | naranja, anaranjado; marrón | amarillo; crema |
| lima | verde | menta |
| cian, turquesa; azul-petróleo | celeste, cerúleo | azul |
| violeta; añil, índigo | magenta; morado, púrpura | rosa, rosado |
Further reading
- “violeta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
