βίζιτα

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian visita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvizita/
• Hyphenation: βί‧ζι‧τα

Noun

βίζιτα • (vízita) f (plural βίζιτες)

1. (dated) visit, house call (a professional or friendly one)
2. (derogatory, by extension) A house call by a prostitute.
3. (by extension) A prostitute which does house calls.

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	βίζιτα (vízita)	βίζιτες (vízites)
genitive	βίζιτας (vízitas)	βιζιτών (vizitón)
accusative	βίζιτα (vízita)	βίζιτες (vízites)
vocative	βίζιτα (vízita)	βίζιτες (vízites)

The genitive plural is uncommon and considered awkward by scholars.

Synonyms

(visit): επίσκεψη f (epískepsi)

Derived terms

• Αρμένικη βίζιτα f (Arméniki vízita, “a visit in which one's welcome is outstayed”)
• βιζιτατζού f (vizitatzoú, “house-calling prostitute”)
• βιζιτού f (vizitoú, “house-calling prostitute”)
• βιζιτάρω (vizitáro, “to visit”)