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Visum

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German

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Alternative forms

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  • Visa n (obsolete in standard usage, but still sometimes heard)

Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈviːzʊm/
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Noun

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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

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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