visir
Catalan
Etymology
From French vizir, from Ottoman Turkish وزیر (vezir), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”).
Pronunciation
Italian
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French visière or Italian visiera through German Visier. Derived from Old French vis (“face”).[1]
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French visière or Italian visiera through German Visier. Derived from Old French vis (“face”).[1]
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
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “visir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɪˈsiːr/
- Hyphenation: vi‧sir
- Rhymes: -iːr
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