adieu
French
intj
Definitions
- farewell, adieu
- (Canada) goodbye, see you soon
- (Southern France) hello
- (Switzerland) hello, goodbye
Etymology
Inherited from Old French a Dieu vos comant inherited from Latin ad Deum (God).
Origin
Latin
ad Deum
Gloss
God
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adieu English
- adios English
- ad Deum Latin
- tschö German
- tschüss German
- addio Italian
- adieu Dutch, Flemish
- adjuus Dutch, Flemish
- aju Dutch, Flemish
- ajuus Dutch, Flemish
- адьё Russian
- Dios Spanish, Castilian
- a Spanish, Castilian
- adiosito Spanish, Castilian
- adiós Spanish, Castilian
- adeus Portuguese
- adeusinho Portuguese
- adjö Swedish
- アデュー Japanese
- adieu Middle English
- adjø Danish
- a Dieu vos comant Old French
- adieu Old French
- adiaŭ Esperanto
- adiaŭa Esperanto
- adiaŭfesto Esperanto
- adiaŭi Esperanto
- adio Serbo-Croatian
- αντίο Greek (modern)
- adiu Middle Dutch
- eddy Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- אַדיע Yiddish
- adijo Slovene
- adiós Asturian
- adjüs German Low German
- tschüß German Low German
- adyö Volapük
- ayo Papiamentu
- ayó Papiamentu
- adios Hiligaynon
- adiós Aragonese
- adeo Interlingua
- alyos Chamicuro