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-]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• 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

• im Visier
• ins Visier geraten
• ins Visier nehmen
• offenes Visier

Further reading

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