Visum

See also: visum

German

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

Declension

Declension of Visum [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Visum	die	Visa, Visen
genitive	eines	des	Visums	der	Visa, Visen
dative	einem	dem	Visum	den	Visa, Visen
accusative	ein	das	Visum	die	Visa, Visen

Derived terms

Derived terms

• visafrei
• visumfrei
• Visumsantrag
• Visumspflicht
• Visumzwang

Further reading

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