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Finnish
Etymology
jää + hyvä + -inen, from jää hyvästi (“I bid you farewell”).
Pronunciation
Noun
jäähyväiset pl
- goodbye, farewell (act of uttering departing words)
Jätimme jäähyväiset Barcelonalle ja suuntasimme kohti uusia seikkailuja.- We bid farewell to Barcelona and headed for new adventures.
- valediction (act of parting company)
Usage notes
- The verb most often used with jäähyväiset when saying goodbye is jättää (“to leave”), see example above.
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