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From French violet. Cognate with German violett.

IPA(key): /ˌfi(ː).oˈlɛt/

violett

violet (color/colour)
Synonym: lila

Colors in Bavarian · Foarbm (layout · text)

weiß	grau	schwoarz
roud/rod	oransch/orange; braun	gejb/gölb/gööb
	grea/grean
	blau	blau
lila, violett	lila	rosa

IPA(key): /ˌviːoˈlɛt/
Rhymes: -ɛt

violett (strong nominative masculine singular violetter, comparative violetter, superlative am violettesten)

violet; purple; lilac (color/colour)
Synonym: lila

Generally, German uses violett and lila synonymously for all blends of red and blue.
It is possible to distinguish between violett (“violet”), lila (“lilac”), and purpurn (“purple”). However, such a distinction is chiefly restricted to people interested in arts, fashion, and the like. The word purpurn, also purpurfarben, is not part of the general vocabulary.

Positive forms of violett

Comparative forms of violett

Superlative forms of violett

“violett” in Duden online
“violett”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)

violetta violer [violet violets]

violett (comparative mer violett, superlative mest violett)

violet (color/colour)

Inflection of violett

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	violett	mer violett	mest violett
neuter singular	violett	mer violett	mest violett
plural	violetta	mer violetta	mest violetta
masculine plural2	violette	mer violetta	mest violetta

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	violette	mer violette	mest violette
all	violetta	mer violetta	mest violetta

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Colors in Swedish · färger (layout · text)

vit	grå	svart
röd; karmosin, karmosinröd, blodröd	orange (common), brandgul (now uncommon); brun	gul; beige
limegrön	grön	mintgrön
turkos (common), cyan (rare); blågrön, teal	himmelsblå, azur	blå
lila, violett, gredelin (light lavender, now uncommon); indigo	magenta; purpur	rosa (common), skär (uncommon)

“violett”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
“violett”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
“violett”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

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