Visum

See also: visum

German

Alternative forms

  • Visa n (obsolete in standard usage, but still sometimes heard)

Etymology

18th century as Visa, from French visa, from Latin visa, plural of visum (“something seen”). The form was later relatinised yielding the contemporary singular in -um.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈviːzʊm/
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Noun

Visum n (strong, genitive Visums, plural Visa or Visen)

  1. (tourism) visa (permit to enter a country)
    Synonym: Einreiseerlaubnis
  2. (tourism) visa (stamp on a passport)
    Synonyms: Sichtvermerk, Passvermerk

Declension

Declension of Visum [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Visum die Visa, Visen
genitive eines des Visums der Visa, Visen
dative einem dem Visum den Visa, Visen
accusative ein das Visum die Visa, Visen

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Visum” in Duden online
  • “Visum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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