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Etymology
Borrowed from French vizir, from Ottoman Turkish وزیر (vezir), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”).
Pronunciation
Noun
visir m (plural visirs)
- vizier
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”).
Noun
visir m (invariable)
- vizier
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French visière or Italian visiera through German Visier. Derived from Old French vis (“face”).
Noun
visir n (definite singular visiret, indefinite plural visir or visirer, definite plural visira or visirene)
- a visor
References
- ^ “visir” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French visière or Italian visiera through German Visier. Derived from Old French vis (“face”).
Noun
visir n (definite singular visiret, indefinite plural visir, definite plural visira)
- a visor
Etymology 2
Noun
visir f
- (Midlandsnormalen) indefinite plural of vis
References
- ^ “visir” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Anagrams
Spanish
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic وزير (wazír), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “minister”). Compare alguacil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈsiɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: vi‧sir
Noun
visir m (plural visires)
- vizier
Derived terms
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Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɪˈsiːr/
- Hyphenation: vi‧sir
- Rhymes: -iːr
Noun
visir n
- a visor
Declension