visioen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch visioen, from Old French vision, from Latin visio (“vision, seeing”), noun of action from the perfect passive participle visus (“that which is seen”), from videre (“to see”, verb) + -io (action noun suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Netherlands) IPA(key): /viˈʒun/
  • (Belgium) IPA(key): /ˌvi.ziˈun/, /viˈzjun/
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  • Hyphenation: vi‧si‧oen
  • Rhymes: -un

Noun

visioen n (plural visioenen, diminutive visioentje n)

  1. vision (something dreamlike or imaginary thought to be seen; mystical experience)
    Synonym: gezicht

Derived terms

  • angstvisioen
  • koortsvisioen
  • kruisvisioen

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: visioen
  • → Indonesian: visiun
  • → West Frisian: fizioen
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