different between vise vs visible

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English vis, vys, vice (“screw”), from Anglo-Norman vyz, vice, from Old French vis, viz, from Latin v?tis (“vine”); probably akin to English withy.

Alternative forms

• vice (British English)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va?s/
• Homophone: vice
• Rhymes: -a?s

Noun

vise (plural vises)

1. (US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.

Translations

Verb

vise (third-person singular simple present vises, present participle vising, simple past and past participle vised)

1. To clamp with or as with a vise.

Etymology 2

Verb

vise (third-person singular simple present vises, present participle viseing, simple past and past participle vised)

1. Alternative form of visé

References

• vise in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Ives, vies

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?v?s?]

Verb

vise

1. masculine singular present transgressive of viset

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??i?s?]
• Rhymes: -i?s?

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vísa f, {from Proto-Germanic *w?s?, *w?s? (“manner”), the same word as Danish vis, -vis, English -wise, German Weise.

Noun

vise c (singular definite visen, plural indefinite viser)

1. song, ballad, ditty

Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vísa, from Proto-Germanic *w?s?n?, a variant of *w?sijan?, hence German weisen, Dutch wijsen. Both are derived from the adjective Proto-Germanic *w?saz (“wise”), hence Danish vis.

Verb

vise (imperative vis, infinitive at vise, present tense viser, past tense viste, perfect tense har vist)

1. to show
2. (mathematics) to prove
3. (reflexive) show off

Inflection

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

vise

1. plural and definite singular attributive of vis

French

Verb

vise

1. first-person singular present indicative of viser
2. third-person singular present indicative of viser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of viser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of viser
5. second-person singular imperative of viser

Anagrams

• sévi, vies

Galician

Verb

vise

1. first-person singular preterite subjunctive of ver
2. third-person singular preterite subjunctive of ver

Latin

Participle

v?se

1. vocative masculine singular of v?sus

Middle English

Noun

vise

1. Alternative form of vice

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

vise

1. definite singular/plural of vis

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vísa (“a manner of singing”), related to vis.

Noun

vise f or m (definite singular visa or visen, indefinite plural viser, definite plural visene)

1. lyrical or epic poem with plain content and plain melody

Usage notes

The Scandinavian term vise is less comprehensive than the English song (Norwegian Bokmål Norwegian Bokmål sang), German German Lied or French French chanson. The term sang is often citing a collective whereas the vise more commonly refers to an I.

Derived terms

Related terms

• sang

Verb

vise (imperative vis, present tense viser, passive vises, simple past viste, past participle vist, present participle visende)

1. to show

2. to send someone on their way

Derived terms

References

• “vise” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Anagrams

• sive

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vísa, from Proto-Germanic *w?s?n?.

Alternative forms

• visa (a infinitive)

Verb

vise (present tense viser, past tense viste, past participle vist, passive infinitive visast, present participle visande, imperative vis)

1. (transitive) to show, point out
2. (transitive) to send away
3. (transitive) to demonstrate, to give proof of
4. (intransitive) to be visible

Synonyms

• (most senses): syna, syne

Derived terms

• vise bort
• vise døra
• vise farge
• vise fingeren
• vise tenner
• vise tilbake på
• vise til rette

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vísa.

Noun

vise f (definite singular visa, indefinite plural viser, definite plural visene)

1. lyrical or epic poem with plain content and plain melody

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Old Norse vísir.

Noun

vise m (definite singular visen, indefinite plural visar, definite plural visane)

1. top of cereal grass
2. stalk and leaves of a plant
3. flower

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

vise

1. definite singular of vis
2. plural of vis

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

vise

1. neuter of visen

References

• “vise” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• seiv, sevi, sive, vise-

Portuguese

Verb

vise

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of visar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of visar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of visar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of visar

Romanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [?vi.se]

Noun

vise n pl

1. plural of vis

Synonyms

• visuri

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bise/, [?bi.se]

Verb

vise

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of visar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of visar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of visar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of visar.

Swedish

Adjective

vise

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of vis.
2. (dated) absolute plural form of vis.

Noun

vise c

1. a queen bee

Declension

Related terms

References

• vise in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)

English

Etymology

From Middle English visible, from Old French visible, from Late Latin visibilis (“that may be seen”), from Latin videre (“to see”), past participle visus; see vision.

Pronunciation

• enPR: v?z'?-b?l, IPA^(key): /?v?z?b(?)l/
• Rhymes: -?b?l

Adjective

visible (comparative more visible, superlative most visible)

1. Able to be seen.

   Synonym: apparent

   Antonyms: hidden, invisible

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• visible in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• visible in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Asturian

Adjective

visible (epicene, plural visibles)

1. visible (able to be seen)

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin v?sibilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /vi?zi.bl?/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /bi?zi.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /vi?zi.ble/

Adjective

visible (masculine and feminine plural visibles)

1. visible

   Antonym: invisible

Derived terms

• visiblement

Related terms

• visibilitat

Further reading

• “visible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

Latin visibilis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi.zibl/

Adjective

visible (plural visibles)

1. visible

Derived terms

• partie visible de l'iceberg
• visiblement

Further reading

• “visible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Alternative forms

• visíbel

Adjective

visible m or f (plural visibles)

1. visible

Antonyms

• invisible

Derived terms

• visiblemente

Related terms

• visibilidade

Old French

Etymology

Late 12th century, borrowed from Latin visibilis.

Adjective

visible m (oblique and nominative feminine singular visible)

1. visible (able to be seen)

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin v?sibilis (“that may be seen”), from Latin v?sus, perfect passive participle of vide? (“to see”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi?sible/, [bi?si.??le]

Adjective

visible (plural visibles)

1. visible

   Antonym: invisible

Related terms