: Is there a name for a violin with five strings? Is there a distinguishing name for this stringed instrument that is, as best as I an find, otherwise referred to as a "five-string violin?"

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They are simply called "five-string violins" in the English language, and usually combine the viola and the violin's ranges.

Other stringed instruments that have 5 strings are generally of the viol family, e.g. the pardessus de viole which could have 5 or 6 strings, or the quinton which specifically has 5 strings.