violett
See also: Violett
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌviːoˈlɛt/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛt
Adjective
violett (comparative violetter, superlative am violettsten or am violettesten)
Usage notes
- 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.
Declension
Positive forms of violett
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist violett | sie ist violett | es ist violett | sie sind violett | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | violetter | violette | violettes | violette |
| genitive | violetten | violetter | violetten | violetter | |
| dative | violettem | violetter | violettem | violetten | |
| accusative | violetten | violette | violettes | violette | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der violette | die violette | das violette | die violetten |
| genitive | des violetten | der violetten | des violetten | der violetten | |
| dative | dem violetten | der violetten | dem violetten | den violetten | |
| accusative | den violetten | die violette | das violette | die violetten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein violetter | eine violette | ein violettes | (keine) violetten |
| genitive | eines violetten | einer violetten | eines violetten | (keiner) violetten | |
| dative | einem violetten | einer violetten | einem violetten | (keinen) violetten | |
| accusative | einen violetten | eine violette | ein violettes | (keine) violetten | |
Comparative forms of violett
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist violetter | sie ist violetter | es ist violetter | sie sind violetter | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | violetterer | violettere | violetteres | violettere |
| genitive | violetteren | violetterer | violetteren | violetterer | |
| dative | violetterem | violetterer | violetterem | violetteren | |
| accusative | violetteren | violettere | violetteres | violettere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der violettere | die violettere | das violettere | die violetteren |
| genitive | des violetteren | der violetteren | des violetteren | der violetteren | |
| dative | dem violetteren | der violetteren | dem violetteren | den violetteren | |
| accusative | den violetteren | die violettere | das violettere | die violetteren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein violetterer | eine violettere | ein violetteres | (keine) violetteren |
| genitive | eines violetteren | einer violetteren | eines violetteren | (keiner) violetteren | |
| dative | einem violetteren | einer violetteren | einem violetteren | (keinen) violetteren | |
| accusative | einen violetteren | eine violettere | ein violetteres | (keine) violetteren | |
Superlative forms of violett
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am violettsten | sie ist am violettsten | es ist am violettsten | sie sind am violettsten | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | violettster | violettste | violettstes | violettste |
| genitive | violettsten | violettster | violettsten | violettster | |
| dative | violettstem | violettster | violettstem | violettsten | |
| accusative | violettsten | violettste | violettstes | violettste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der violettste | die violettste | das violettste | die violettsten |
| genitive | des violettsten | der violettsten | des violettsten | der violettsten | |
| dative | dem violettsten | der violettsten | dem violettsten | den violettsten | |
| accusative | den violettsten | die violettste | das violettste | die violettsten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein violettster | eine violettste | ein violettstes | (keine) violettsten |
| genitive | eines violettsten | einer violettsten | eines violettsten | (keiner) violettsten | |
| dative | einem violettsten | einer violettsten | einem violettsten | (keinen) violettsten | |
| accusative | einen violettsten | eine violettste | ein violettstes | (keine) violettsten | |
Superlative forms of violett
Synonyms
Swedish
Declension
| Inflection of violett | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | violett | mer violett | mest violett |
| Neuter singular | violett | mer violett | mest violett |
| Plural | violetta | mer violetta | mest violetta |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | violette | mer violette | mest violette |
| All | violetta | mer violetta | mest violetta |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
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