vist

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Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *visitus, from Latin visus. Compare Italian, Spanish visto.

Verb

vist

1. past participle of veure

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Danish

Etymology 1

From the neuter form of vis (“certain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vest/, [vesd̥]
• Homophones: vidst, whist

Adverb

vist

1. I think
2. I suppose
3. probably, no doubt

Synonyms

• antagelig
• formentlig
• vistnok

Etymology 2

See vis (“certain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vest/, [vesd̥]
• Homophone: vidst

Adjective

vist

1. neuter singular of vis

Etymology 3

See vis (“wise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viːst/, [viːˀsd̥]

Adjective

vist

1. neuter singular of vis

Etymology 4

See vise (“to show”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viːst/, [viːˀsd̥]

Verb

vist

1. past participle of vise

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɪst

Verb

vist

1. second- and third-person singular present indicative of vissen
2. (archaic) plural imperative of vissen

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Estonian

Adverb

vist

1. probably, possibly

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Faroese

Etymology

From English whist.

Noun

vist f (genitive singular vistar, uncountable)

1. (card game) whist

Declension

Declension of vist (singular only)
f2s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	vist	vistin
accusative	vist	vistina
dative	vist	vistini
genitive	vistar	vistarinnar

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɪst/
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

vist f (genitive singular vistar, nominative plural vistir)

1. stay

   Synonyms: dvöl, vera

2. abode

Declension

declension of vist

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vist	vistin	vistir	vistirnar
accusative	vist	vistina	vistir	vistirnar
dative	vist	vistinni	vistum	vistunum
genitive	vistar	vistarinnar	vista	vistanna

Derived terms

• vistfræði (“ecology”)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

vist

1. neuter singular of vis

Verb

vist

1. past participle of vise

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

vist

1. neuter singular of vis

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wistiz (“food; stay”), from *wesaną (“to be”) +‎ *-þiz and *wesaną (“to graze”) +‎ *-þiz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (“to dwell”) and Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to graze”) respectively.

Noun

vist f

1. a stay

   hann fór til vistar til Hlíðarenda

   he went to stay at Hlíðarenda

   hann var vistum með fǫður sínum

   he stayed with his father

2. an abode
3. food, provisions

   ønga vista þarf hann

   he requires no food

   Hrapp þraut vistir í hafi

   Hrapp ran short of provisions at sea

Declension

  Declension of vist (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vist	vistin	vistir	vistirnar
accusative	vist	vistina	vistir	vistirnar
dative	vist	vistinni	vistum	vistunum
genitive	vistar	vistarinnar	vista	vistanna

Derived terms

• vista (“to lodge”)
• vistabyrðingr m (“store-ship”)
• vistafang n (“provisions, stores”)
• vistafar n (“domicile”)
• vistaferli n (“domicile”)
• vistafátt (“running short of provisions”)
• vistafæð f (“lack of provisions”)
• vistagjald n (“contribution in food”)
• vistagnótt (“plenty of provisions”)
• vistalauss (“without provisions”)
• vistaleysi n (“lack of provisions”)
• vistamalr m (“provision-bag”)
• vistarfar n (“domicile”)
• vistargørð f (“fare”)
• vistarlaun n pl (“board-wages”)
• vistarmaðr m (“lodger”)
• vistartaka f (“foraging”)
• vistartekja f (“sojourning, boarding”)
• vistarveizla f (“boarding or housing of a person”)
• vistarvera f (“sojourn”)
• vistaskip n (“provision-ship”)
• vistaskortr m (“want of provisions”)
• vistfang n (“provisions”)
• vistfastr (“having a fixed abode”)
• vistlauss (“homeless”)

 

References

• vist in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Swedish

Adjective

vist

1. absolute indefinite neuter form of vis.

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Zazaki

Noun

vist

1. twenty