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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
- goodbye, farewell
- Addio per sempre! ― Goodbye forever!
Descendants
Noun
addio m (plural addii)
- goodbye, farewell
- Ti devo dire addio. ― I have to say goodbye.
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