Adieu

Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From Middle English adieu also adew, adewe, adue, from Old French adieu (“‘to God’”), a shortening of a Dieu vous comant (“‘I commend you to God’”), from Latin ad (“‘to’”) + deus (“‘God’”)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ʌˈdjuː/, SAMPA: /V"dju:/

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  Rhymes: -uː

Usage notes

Although this pronunciation is usually used in American English, it is not the correct pronunciation in French.

Interjection

Adieu

1. Said to wish a fond farewell; good-bye.

Synonyms

• addio, adios, aloha, arrivederci, auf Wiedersehen, au revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, cheers, ciao, farewell, good-by, good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, shalom, so long

Translations

farewell

Arabic: الوداع ar(ar) French: adieu fr(fr), farewell fr(fr) German: auf Wiedersehen de(de), tschüss de(de), grüß Gott de(de) Hungarian: agyő hu(hu)

Russian: прощайте ru(ru) (proščáite) Slovene: zbogom sl(sl) Spanish: adiós es(es)

Noun

Singular Adieu

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1. A farewell, a goodbye; especially a fond farewell, or a lasting or permanent farewell.

Translations

a farewell

Arabic: الوداع ar(ar) Dutch: adieu nl(nl) French: adieu fr(fr), farewell fr(fr) German: Adieu de(de) n. Hungarian: agyő hu(hu)

Norwegian: adjø no(no) n., farvel no(no) n. Russian: прощание ru(ru) (proščánije) n. Spanish: adiós es(es) m. Swedish: adjö sv(sv), farväl sv(sv)

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Korean: 안녕! (annyeong), 잘 가(세요) (jal ga(seyo))

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French

Etymology

Old French a Dieu vos comant (“‘I commend you to God’”)

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /a.djø/

Interjection

1. farewell, adieu

Noun

Adieu m. (plural adieux)

1. farewell

See also

• à-Dieu-va, à-Dieu-vat

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Occitan

Interjection

Adieu

1. hello
2. goodbye