Visum

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German

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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

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Further reading

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