visioen

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word visioen. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word visioen, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say visioen in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word visioen you have here. The definition of the word visioen will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofvisioen, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch visioen, from Old French vision, from Latin visio (vision, seeing), noun of action from the perfect passive participle visus (that which is seen), from videre (to see, verb) + -io (action noun suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Netherlands) IPA(key): /viˈʒun/
  • (Belgium) IPA(key): /ˌvi.ziˈun/, /viˈzjun/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: vi‧si‧oen
  • Rhymes: -un

Noun

visioen n (plural visioenen, diminutive visioentje n)

  1. vision (something dreamlike or imaginary thought to be seen; mystical experience)
    Synonym: gezicht

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: visioen
  • Indonesian: visiun
  • West Frisian: fizioen