addio

Italian

Etymology

    From a Dio (“to God”), from Medieval Latin ad Deum (“to God”). Compare Aragonese, Asturian, Extremaduran, and Spanish adiós; Catalan adeu; Dutch ajuus; English, French, and Occitan adieu; German tschüss; Greek αντίο (antío); Galician and Portuguese adeus; Maltese addiju; Mirandese adius; Romanian adio; Serbo-Croatian ади̏о/adȉo; Slovene adȋjo.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /adˈdi.o/
    • Rhymes: -io
    • Hyphenation: ad‧dì‧o

    Interjection

    addio

    1. goodbye, farewell
      Addio per sempre! ― Goodbye forever!

    Descendants

    • → Greek: αντίο (antío)
    • → Romanian: adio
    • → Serbo-Croatian: adio, адио
    • → Slovene: adȋjo

    Noun

    addio m (plural addii)

    1. goodbye, farewell

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