violist
/viˈoʊ.lɪst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "But those who attack violists shouldn't throw resin. Once the ergonomic viola catches on what instrument will be immune?"
- "And the cello concerto was strikingly different on Sunday: at Weill, the ensemble included two violinists and one violist, cellist, bassist and lutenist, but on Sunday four more violinists, a second violist and a harpsichordist were added to give the ripieno sections of the fast movements a heftier punch than the smaller group delivered."
Etymology
Etymology tree English viol Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English violist From viol + -ist.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /viˈoʊ.lɪst/
- British English: /viˈəʊ.lɪst/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Music.