visir

See also: vísir and visír

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French vizir, from Ottoman Turkish وزیر (vezir), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, helper, aide, minister).

Pronunciation

Noun

visir m (plural visirs)

  1. vizier

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, helper, aide, minister).

Noun

visir m (invariable)

  1. vizier

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French visière or Italian visiera through German Visier. Derived from Old French vis (face).[1]

Noun

visir n (definite singular visiret, indefinite plural visir or visirer, definite plural visira or visirene)

  1. a visor

References

  1. “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).[1]

Noun

visir n (definite singular visiret, indefinite plural visir, definite plural visira)

  1. a visor

Noun

visir f

  1. (Midlandsnormalen) indefinite plural of vis

References

  1. “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/ [biˈsiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: vi‧sir

Noun

visir m (plural visires)

  1. vizier

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɪˈsiːr/
  • Hyphenation: vi‧sir
  • Rhymes: -iːr

Noun

visir n

  1. a visor

Declension

Declension of visir 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative visir visiret visir visiren
Genitive visirs visirets visirs visirens
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