visto

See also: vistò

English

Etymology

From Italian visto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪstəʊ/

Noun

visto (plural vistos)

1. (obsolete) A vista or a prospect.
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     Through the long visto of a thousand years

References

• “visto”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• TiVos, Voits, ovist

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvisto/
• Rhymes: -isto
• Syllabification: vis‧to

Noun

visto (accusative singular viston, plural vistoj, accusative plural vistojn)

1. whist

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sami (compare Northern Sami fasti), ultimately from Proto-Samic *vëstē.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋisto/, [ˈʋis̠to̞]
• Rhymes: -isto
• Syllabification^(key): vis‧to
• Hyphenation^(key): vis‧to

Adjective

visto (dialectal, Lapland, Westrobothnia)

1. disgusting, nasty

Declension

Inflection of visto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		visto	vistot
genitive		viston	vistojen
partitive		vistoa	vistoja
illative		vistoon	vistoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		visto	vistot
accusative	nom.	visto	vistot
	gen.	viston
genitive		viston	vistojen
partitive		vistoa	vistoja
inessive		vistossa	vistoissa
elative		vistosta	vistoista
illative		vistoon	vistoihin
adessive		vistolla	vistoilla
ablative		vistolta	vistoilta
allative		vistolle	vistoille
essive		vistona	vistoina
translative		vistoksi	vistoiksi
abessive		vistotta	vistoitta
instructive		—	vistoin
comitative		—	vistoine

Possessive forms of visto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vistoni vistoni accusative nom. vistoni vistoni gen. vistoni genitive vistoni vistojeni partitive vistoani vistojani inessive vistossani vistoissani elative vistostani vistoistani illative vistooni vistoihini adessive vistollani vistoillani ablative vistoltani vistoiltani allative vistolleni vistoilleni essive vistonani vistoinani translative vistokseni vistoikseni abessive vistottani vistoittani instructive — — comitative — vistoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vistosi vistosi accusative nom. vistosi vistosi gen. vistosi genitive vistosi vistojesi partitive vistoasi vistojasi inessive vistossasi vistoissasi elative vistostasi vistoistasi illative vistoosi vistoihisi adessive vistollasi vistoillasi ablative vistoltasi vistoiltasi allative vistollesi vistoillesi essive vistonasi vistoinasi translative vistoksesi vistoiksesi abessive vistottasi vistoittasi instructive — — comitative — vistoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vistomme vistomme accusative nom. vistomme vistomme gen. vistomme genitive vistomme vistojemme partitive vistoamme vistojamme inessive vistossamme vistoissamme elative vistostamme vistoistamme illative vistoomme vistoihimme adessive vistollamme vistoillamme ablative vistoltamme vistoiltamme allative vistollemme vistoillemme essive vistonamme vistoinamme translative vistoksemme vistoiksemme abessive vistottamme vistoittamme instructive — — comitative — vistoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vistonne vistonne accusative nom. vistonne vistonne gen. vistonne genitive vistonne vistojenne partitive vistoanne vistojanne inessive vistossanne vistoissanne elative vistostanne vistoistanne illative vistoonne vistoihinne adessive vistollanne vistoillanne ablative vistoltanne vistoiltanne allative vistollenne vistoillenne essive vistonanne vistoinanne translative vistoksenne vistoiksenne abessive vistottanne vistoittanne instructive — — comitative — vistoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vistonsa vistonsa accusative nom. vistonsa vistonsa gen. vistonsa genitive vistonsa vistojensa partitive vistoaan vistoansa vistojaan vistojansa inessive vistossaan vistossansa vistoissaan vistoissansa elative vistostaan vistostansa vistoistaan vistoistansa illative vistoonsa vistoihinsa adessive vistollaan vistollansa vistoillaan vistoillansa ablative vistoltaan vistoltansa vistoiltaan vistoiltansa allative vistolleen vistollensa vistoilleen vistoillensa essive vistonaan vistonansa vistoinaan vistoinansa translative vistokseen vistoksensa vistoikseen vistoiksensa abessive vistottaan vistottansa vistoittaan vistoittansa instructive — — comitative — vistoineen vistoinensa

Anagrams

• sovit, vitso

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese visto, from Vulgar Latin *visitus, from Latin vīsus.

Participle

visto (feminine vista, masculine plural vistos, feminine plural vistas)

1. past participle of ver

Etymology 2

Verb

visto

1. first-person singular present indicative of vestir

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvis.to/
• Rhymes: -isto
• Hyphenation: vì‧sto

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *vīsitus, from Latin vīsus, or from a form *vīditus.

Participle

visto (feminine vista, masculine plural visti, feminine plural viste)

1. alternative form of veduto, past participle of vedere

Usage notes

• visto is the usual past participle of vedere, although veduto is also acceptable.

Noun

visto m (plural visti)

1. tick (sign)
2. approval
3. visa (permit to enter a country)

Synonyms

• permesso
• nullaosta
• autorizzazione

Derived terms

• vistare

Etymology 2

Verb

visto

1. first-person singular present indicative of vistare

Anagrams

• stivo, stivò, svito, svitò

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvis.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvis.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈviʃ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvis.to/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈviʃ.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈviʃ.tu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbiʃ.tu/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -istu, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtu
• Hyphenation: vis‧to

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese visto, from Vulgar Latin *visitus, from Latin vīsus, perfect participle of videō (“to see”).

Noun

visto m (plural vistos)

1. visa (permit to enter and leave a country)

   Precisa de um visto para entrar no Vietname.

   You need a visa to enter Vietnam.

2. signature, stamp (to confirm that something has been checked or verified)

Adjective

visto (feminine vista, masculine plural vistos, feminine plural vistas, not comparable)

1. which has been seen or observed

   Synonyms: observado, olhado, enxergado

Derived terms

• bem visto
• mal visto
• pelo visto
• ser visto que
• visto que

Related terms

• ver
• visão
• vistor
• vistoria
• vistoriado
• vistoriador
• vistoriamento
• vistoriar

Participle

visto (feminine vista, masculine plural vistos, feminine plural vistas)

1. past participle of ver

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

visto

1. first-person singular present indicative of vestir

Further reading

• “visto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “visto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbisto/ [ˈbis.t̪o]

• Audio (Spain):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -isto
• Syllabification: vis‧to

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *visitus, from Latin vīsus.

Adjective

visto (feminine vista, masculine plural vistos, feminine plural vistas)

1. seen
2. obvious, clear
3. exposed, bare
4. known about, talked about, seen around

Derived terms

• a ojos vistos
• bien visto
• mal visto
• más visto que el tebeo
• por lo visto
• visto bueno
• visto que
• visto y no visto

Participle

visto (feminine vista, masculine plural vistos, feminine plural vistas)

1. past participle of ver

Related terms

• ver
• vista

Etymology 2

Verb

visto

1. first-person singular present indicative of vestir

Further reading

• “visto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025