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
    Ti devo dire addio. ― I have to say goodbye.

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