фїола

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

  • ѳиѡ́ла (fjóla) – alternative spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin viola. First attested in the early 16th century.

Noun

фїола • (fjolaf inan

  1. (botany) violet (flower)

Further reading

  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (2015), “фиола”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 35 (уморати – фолдровый), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 412