viol

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold.
2. A large rope used to manipulate the anchor

Verb

To play the viol.

Concepts

viole

viole de gambe

à la surface

Synonymes

viola da gamba

Traductions

βιόλα

viola

viola

viola da gamba

vedel

viool

🎻

viola

viola da gamba

viola da gamba

الفيول

viyol

viola

παλαιό βιολί

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈvaɪ.əl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à occitan: viula

In summary

Borrowed from Middle French viole, from Old French viol, from Old Occitan viola (modern Occitan viula), from Medieval Latin vitula (“stringed instrument”). Doublet of viola.