a vista

See also: avista and avistá

Italian

Etymology

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Adjective

a vista (invariable)

without instruments (flight)
(relational) demand, sight; at sight, on demand
visible, exposed

Adverb

a vista

without instruments (flight)
on sight (shooting)
at sight, on demand

Descendants

Norwegian Bokmål: a vista

Anagrams

stiava, sviata

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian a vista (“at sight”), first part from Italian a (“in, at, to”), in most cases from Latin ad (“to, towards, up to, at”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“toward, to, on, up to, for”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to, at”), in certain cases, from Latin a (“from, away from, out of”), from ab (“from, away from, out of, down from”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”). Last part from Italian vista (“sight, vision”), from Vulgar Latin *visita, from Latin vīsa, inflected form of vīsus (“looking; sight”), perfect passive participle of videō (“I see, perceive”), from Proto-Italic *widēō (“see”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈʋɪsta/
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Rhymes: -ɪsta
Hyphenation: a‧vis‧ta

Adverb

a vista

(economics) upon showing, upon presentation
betalbar a vista
payable upon presentation
(music) shortening of prima vista or a prima vista (“without rehearsal”)

Derived terms

avistakurs (“spot rate”)
avistaveksel (“bill of exchange due on presentation”)

References

vista “a vista” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“a vista” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
“a vista” in Store norske leksikon

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian a vista. Doublet of avis.

Adverb

a vista

(economics, rare) upon showing, upon presentation