Visa

See also: visa, vísa, and visā

English

Etymology

Coined by the company's founder, Dee Hock, who believed that the word was instantly recognizable in many languages and that it denoted universal acceptance.

Proper noun

Visa

1. (banking) A credit card company.
   • 2003, "Weird Al" Yankovic, eBay (song)

     Got PayPal or Visa, whatever'll please ya
     As long as I've got the dough.

   • 2019 July 5 (last accessed), “Visa Abroad”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1]:

     Paying with Visa abroad uses the same high-tech, anti-fraud systems as at home, so your payments are safe wherever you are.

2. Alternative spelling of visa

Noun

Visa (plural Visas)

1. (banking) Visa card
2. (banking) credit card

Translations

Visa card — see Visa card

Anagrams

• Avis, IVAs, Siva, Vias, avis, vias

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋisɑ/, [ˈʋis̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -isɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Vi‧sa

Etymology 1

< visa, visakoivu; perhaps created in the early 20th century

Proper noun

Visa

1. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Visa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Visa	Visat
genitive		Visan	Visojen
partitive		Visaa	Visoja
illative		Visaan	Visoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Visa	Visat
accusative	nom.	Visa	Visat
	gen.	Visan
genitive		Visan	Visojen Visainrare
partitive		Visaa	Visoja
inessive		Visassa	Visoissa
elative		Visasta	Visoista
illative		Visaan	Visoihin
adessive		Visalla	Visoilla
ablative		Visalta	Visoilta
allative		Visalle	Visoille
essive		Visana	Visoina
translative		Visaksi	Visoiksi
abessive		Visatta	Visoitta
instructive		—	Visoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Visa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Visani Visani accusative nom. Visani Visani gen. Visani genitive Visani Visojeni Visainirare partitive Visaani Visojani inessive Visassani Visoissani elative Visastani Visoistani illative Visaani Visoihini adessive Visallani Visoillani ablative Visaltani Visoiltani allative Visalleni Visoilleni essive Visanani Visoinani translative Visakseni Visoikseni abessive Visattani Visoittani instructive — — comitative — Visoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Visasi Visasi accusative nom. Visasi Visasi gen. Visasi genitive Visasi Visojesi Visaisirare partitive Visaasi Visojasi inessive Visassasi Visoissasi elative Visastasi Visoistasi illative Visaasi Visoihisi adessive Visallasi Visoillasi ablative Visaltasi Visoiltasi allative Visallesi Visoillesi essive Visanasi Visoinasi translative Visaksesi Visoiksesi abessive Visattasi Visoittasi instructive — — comitative — Visoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Visamme Visamme accusative nom. Visamme Visamme gen. Visamme genitive Visamme Visojemme Visaimmerare partitive Visaamme Visojamme inessive Visassamme Visoissamme elative Visastamme Visoistamme illative Visaamme Visoihimme adessive Visallamme Visoillamme ablative Visaltamme Visoiltamme allative Visallemme Visoillemme essive Visanamme Visoinamme translative Visaksemme Visoiksemme abessive Visattamme Visoittamme instructive — — comitative — Visoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Visanne Visanne accusative nom. Visanne Visanne gen. Visanne genitive Visanne Visojenne Visainnerare partitive Visaanne Visojanne inessive Visassanne Visoissanne elative Visastanne Visoistanne illative Visaanne Visoihinne adessive Visallanne Visoillanne ablative Visaltanne Visoiltanne allative Visallenne Visoillenne essive Visananne Visoinanne translative Visaksenne Visoiksenne abessive Visattanne Visoittanne instructive — — comitative — Visoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Visansa Visansa accusative nom. Visansa Visansa gen. Visansa genitive Visansa Visojensa Visainsarare partitive Visaansa Visojaan Visojansa inessive Visassaan Visassansa Visoissaan Visoissansa elative Visastaan Visastansa Visoistaan Visoistansa illative Visaansa Visoihinsa adessive Visallaan Visallansa Visoillaan Visoillansa ablative Visaltaan Visaltansa Visoiltaan Visoiltansa allative Visalleen Visallensa Visoilleen Visoillensa essive Visanaan Visanansa Visoinaan Visoinansa translative Visakseen Visaksensa Visoikseen Visoiksensa abessive Visattaan Visattansa Visoittaan Visoittansa instructive — — comitative — Visoineen Visoinensa

Statistics

• Visa is the 354^th (tied with 1 other name) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 920 male individuals (and as a middle name to 194 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Etymology 2

Possibly from vernacular forms of Latin Vincentius, of the Scandinavian (Old Swedish) name Vismund and/or place names with visa.

Proper noun

Visa

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Visa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Visa	Visat
genitive		Visan	Visojen
partitive		Visaa	Visoja
illative		Visaan	Visoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Visa	Visat
accusative	nom.	Visa	Visat
	gen.	Visan
genitive		Visan	Visojen Visainrare
partitive		Visaa	Visoja
inessive		Visassa	Visoissa
elative		Visasta	Visoista
illative		Visaan	Visoihin
adessive		Visalla	Visoilla
ablative		Visalta	Visoilta
allative		Visalle	Visoille
essive		Visana	Visoina
translative		Visaksi	Visoiksi
abessive		Visatta	Visoitta
instructive		—	Visoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Visa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Visani Visani accusative nom. Visani Visani gen. Visani genitive Visani Visojeni Visainirare partitive Visaani Visojani inessive Visassani Visoissani elative Visastani Visoistani illative Visaani Visoihini adessive Visallani Visoillani ablative Visaltani Visoiltani allative Visalleni Visoilleni essive Visanani Visoinani translative Visakseni Visoikseni abessive Visattani Visoittani instructive — — comitative — Visoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Visasi Visasi accusative nom. Visasi Visasi gen. Visasi genitive Visasi Visojesi Visaisirare partitive Visaasi Visojasi inessive Visassasi Visoissasi elative Visastasi Visoistasi illative Visaasi Visoihisi adessive Visallasi Visoillasi ablative Visaltasi Visoiltasi allative Visallesi Visoillesi essive Visanasi Visoinasi translative Visaksesi Visoiksesi abessive Visattasi Visoittasi instructive — — comitative — Visoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Visamme Visamme accusative nom. Visamme Visamme gen. Visamme genitive Visamme Visojemme Visaimmerare partitive Visaamme Visojamme inessive Visassamme Visoissamme elative Visastamme Visoistamme illative Visaamme Visoihimme adessive Visallamme Visoillamme ablative Visaltamme Visoiltamme allative Visallemme Visoillemme essive Visanamme Visoinamme translative Visaksemme Visoiksemme abessive Visattamme Visoittamme instructive — — comitative — Visoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Visanne Visanne accusative nom. Visanne Visanne gen. Visanne genitive Visanne Visojenne Visainnerare partitive Visaanne Visojanne inessive Visassanne Visoissanne elative Visastanne Visoistanne illative Visaanne Visoihinne adessive Visallanne Visoillanne ablative Visaltanne Visoiltanne allative Visallenne Visoillenne essive Visananne Visoinanne translative Visaksenne Visoiksenne abessive Visattanne Visoittanne instructive — — comitative — Visoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Visansa Visansa accusative nom. Visansa Visansa gen. Visansa genitive Visansa Visojensa Visainsarare partitive Visaansa Visojaan Visojansa inessive Visassaan Visassansa Visoissaan Visoissansa elative Visastaan Visastansa Visoistaan Visoistansa illative Visaansa Visoihinsa adessive Visallaan Visallansa Visoillaan Visoillansa ablative Visaltaan Visaltansa Visoiltaan Visoiltansa allative Visalleen Visallensa Visoilleen Visoillensa essive Visanaan Visanansa Visoinaan Visoinansa translative Visakseen Visaksensa Visoikseen Visoiksensa abessive Visattaan Visattansa Visoittaan Visoittansa instructive — — comitative — Visoineen Visoinensa

Derived terms

• Visala

 

Statistics

• The surname Visa belongs to 117 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviːza/

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Noun

Visa

1. plural of Visum

Noun

Visa n (strong, genitive Visas, plural Visa or Visas or Visen)

1. (informal, otherwise obsolete) Alternative form of Visum

Declension

Declension of Visa [neuter, strong]

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

Noun

Visa f (genitive Visa, plural Visas)

1. (informal) a Visa card

Declension

Declension of Visa [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Visa	die	Visas
genitive	einer	der	Visa	der	Visas
dative	einer	der	Visa	den	Visas
accusative	eine	die	Visa	die	Visas