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adieu.

farewell, adieu

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

intj/a.djø/

  1. farewell, adieu

    dire adieu à quelqu'un ou à quelque chose
    se dire adieu

  2. goodbye, see you soon

    North-America

  3. hello

  4. hello, goodbye

    Switzerland
Where this word comes from

Shortened form of Old French a Dieu vos comant, from Medieval Latin ad Deum, equivalent to Old French à dieu vous commant (“I commend (entrust) you to God”). Compare Aragonese, Asturian, Extremaduran, and Spanish adiós; Catalan adeu; Dutch ajuus; English and Occitan adieu; German tschüss; Greek αντίο (antío); Galician and Portuguese adeus; Italian addio; Maltese addiju; Mirandese adius; Serbo-Croatian ади̏о, adȉo; Slovene adȋjo.

noun/a.djø/

  1. farewell

    masculine
    faire ses adieux à quelqu'un
    leurs tendres adieux
Where this word comes from

Shortened form of Old French a Dieu vos comant, from Medieval Latin ad Deum, equivalent to Old French à dieu vous commant (“I commend (entrust) you to God”). Compare Aragonese, Asturian, Extremaduran, and Spanish adiós; Catalan adeu; Dutch ajuus; English and Occitan adieu; German tschüss; Greek αντίο (antío); Galician and Portuguese adeus; Italian addio; Maltese addiju; Mirandese adius; Serbo-Croatian ади̏о, adȉo; Slovene adȋjo.

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