a vista

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a vista (invariable)

1. without instruments (flight)
2. (relational) demand, sight; at sight, on demand
3. visible, exposed

a vista

1. without instruments (flight)
2. on sight (shooting)
3. at sight, on demand

• → Norwegian Bokmål: a vista

• stiava, sviata

Borrowed 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”).

• IPA^(key): /aˈʋɪsta/

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• Rhymes: -ɪsta
• Hyphenation: a‧vis‧ta

a vista

1. (economics) upon showing, upon presentation

   betalbar a vista

   payable upon presentation

2. (music) shortening of prima vista or a prima vista (“without rehearsal”)

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

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

From Italian a vista. Doublet of avis.

a vista

1. (economics, rare) upon showing, upon presentation