LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

vīsum

vīsum n (genitive vīsī)
Classical[ˈwiː.sũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈviː.s̬um]

Meaning

  1. vision, sight, appearance, portent, prodigy,
  2. idea, mental image
    Hoc vīsum nūllī, nōn ipsī effāta sorōrī.[Dido] spoke to no one [about] this vision, not even to her own sister.29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.456

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevīsumvīsa
genitivevīsīvīsōrum
dativevīsōvīsīs
accusativevīsumvīsa
ablativevīsōvīsīs
vocativevīsumvīsa

vīsum, i, n. video,
I. something seen, !*? sight, appearance, vision.
I. In gen.: visa somniorum, Cic. Tusc. 1, 41, 97: talia visa, Prop. 2, 26 (3, 21), 20: dic age ... visa quid ista ferant, Ov. Am. 3, 5, 32: turpia, Prop. 2, 6, 28.—
II. In partic., a transl. of the Gr. φαντασία, an impression made by some external object upon the senses, an image, Cic. Ac. 1, 11, 40; 2, 6, 18; 2, 24, 77.

Origins

From vīsō (“to see”) Proto-Italic *weidsō, from Proto-Indo-European *wéydseti, an s-desiderative verb from the root *weyd- (“to see”), whence also vīsus (“a viewed”) a participle.

Descendants
  • Italianviso
  • Portugueseviso
  • Spanishviso
  • Romanianvis
  • Galicianviso
  • Old Frenchvis
  • Old Frenchavis

Quick answers

What does vīsum mean in Latin?
vīsum, a noun, means “vision, sight, appearance, portent, prodigy,; idea, mental image”.
What is the genitive of vīsum?
The genitive singular is vīsī. vīsum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce vīsum?
In classical Latin, [ˈwiː.sũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈviː.s̬um].