Visage

See also: visage and vissage

Bavarian

Etymology

Borrowed from French visage (“face”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋiˈsaːʃ/
• Hyphenation: Vi‧sa‧ge

Noun

Visage n (plural Visagen)

1. (derogatory) face

   Synonyms: Gfries, Gsicht

German

Etymology

17th century, borrowed from French visage (“face”). Early on often pejoratively, to which context it was ultimately restricted.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viˈzaːʒə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aːʒə

Noun

Visage f (genitive Visage, plural Visagen)

1. (informal, derogatory) face

   Du gehst mir schon auf den Geist, wenn ich deine Visage nur sehe!

   You're already getting on my nerves when I only see that mug of yours!

Declension

Declension of Visage [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Visage	die	Visagen
genitive	einer	der	Visage	der	Visagen
dative	einer	der	Visage	den	Visagen
accusative	eine	die	Visage	die	Visagen

Related terms

• Visagist
• Visier, Vision
• evident, revidieren

Further reading

• “Visage” in Duden online
• “Visage” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache