Veilchen

German

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪ̯lçən/, [ˈfaɪ̯l.çən], [-çɪn], [-çn̩]
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Homophones: Feilchen (general), Pfeilchen (northern)

Noun

Veilchen n (strong, genitive Veilchens, plural Veilchen)

(botany) violet
Synonyms: (rare or specialist) Viole, Viola
(colloquial) black eye
Synonym: blaues Auge

Declension

Declension of Veilchen [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Veilchen	die	Veilchen
genitive	eines	des	Veilchens	der	Veilchen
dative	einem	dem	Veilchen	den	Veilchen
accusative	ein	das	Veilchen	die	Veilchen

Derived terms

Further reading

“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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