Visier

See also: visier

German

Etymology

15th century, from Middle French, from Old French visiere. The sense “sight” (late 16th century) under influence of related visieren, anvisieren (“to keep in view, aim at”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /viˈziːr/, [viˈzi(ː)ɐ̯], [vɪ-], [ʋ-]
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  • Rhymes: -iːɐ̯

Noun

Visier n (strong, genitive Visieres or Visiers, plural Visiere)

  1. (of a helmet) visor
  2. (of a weapon, etc.) sight

Declension
Declension of Visier [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Visier die Visiere
genitive eines des Visieres, Visiers der Visiere
dative einem dem Visier, Visiere1 den Visieren
accusative ein das Visier die Visiere

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Visier” in Duden online
  • “Visier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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