指與小提琴相似，琴腰具有內彎中空音箱的提琴，不過古提琴之琴背平坦，指板上有琴品。演奏時將古提琴朝下，放置於膝上或雙腿間彈奏。

維奧爾琴(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
古提琴(維奧爾琴)　(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,AD,U,U)
wei ao erh ch'in(P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
wéi ào ěr qín(P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
wei ao er qin(P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
viols(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,PN)
viol(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
viola's(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,D,U,U)
viola(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,AD,U,U)
viola(fiddle)　(,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,SN)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....物件層面
........裝備與設備
............聲音裝置 (層級名)
................<依音響特性區分之聲音裝置>
....................弦鳴樂器
........................<似魯特琴的弦鳴樂器>
............................<似魯特琴的弦鳴樂器：以弓彈奏型>
................................提琴
....................................維奧爾琴

creator(s) are....	提琴製琴師
distinguished from....	抒情維奧爾琴
user(s) are....	中提琴家
is basis of....	五弦琴

英文....	Fiddles having a hollow soundbox curving inwards at the waist like a violin but with a flat back, and frets on the fingerboard. They are played held downwards on the lap or between the legs.
荷蘭語....	Vedels, met een holle klankkast met een vernauwing in het midden, vlak achterblad, toets met frets.
西班牙語....	Fiddles que tienen una caja de resonancia hueca curvándose hacia adentro en la sección media como un violín, pero con un dorso plano, y trastes en el diapasón. Se tocan manteniéndolos hacia abajo en el regazo o entre las piernas.

維奧爾琴............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	簡明音樂詞典
.................	大英百科全書線上繁體中文版
古提琴(維奧爾琴)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國立編譯館學術名詞資訊網
.................	智慧藏百科全書網
.................	大英百科全書線上繁體中文版
wei ao erh ch'in............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
wéi ào ěr qín............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
wei ao er qin............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
viols............	[VP]
.................	Bessaraboff, Ancient European Musical Instruments (1944) IND
.................	Diagram Group, Musical Instruments of the World (1976) illustration, 178
.................	Montagu, World of Baroque and Classical Musical Instruments (1979) IND
.................	Sadie, New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments (1984) illustration, Vol. 3, 736, definition source
viol............	[VP]
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	Chenhall, Revised Nomenclature (1988)
.................	BHA Subject Headings (1985-)
viola's............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
viola............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Randel, Diccionario Harvard de Música (1997)
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
Subject:............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	Encyclopedie van muziekinstrumenten (1977)

Getty AAT: 300042233 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300042233
聯合目錄： 維奧爾琴 、古提琴 、wei ao erh ch'in 、wéi ào ěr qín 、wei ao er qin 、viols 、viol 、viola's 、viola 、viola