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German
- 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
Noun
Visum n (strong, genitive Visums, plural Visa or Visen)
- (tourism) visa (permit to enter a country)
- Synonym: Einreiseerlaubnis
- (tourism) visa (stamp on a passport)
- Synonyms: Sichtvermerk, Passvermerk
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Further reading
- “Visum” in Duden online
- “Visum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache