сбогом

See also: с богом

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic съ богомь (sŭ bogomĭ, “with God”), cognate with Macedonian збогум (zbogum), Serbo-Croatian збо̏гом, Polish zbogiem. For the formation, compare Latin ad Deum (“to God”) (whence French, English adieu), Middle English Godbwye short for “God be with you” (whence English goodbye).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzbɔɡom]

Interjection

сбо́гом • (sbógom)

1. adieu, farewell

Derived terms

• сбогу́вам се (sbogúvam se, “to bid farewell”)
  • сбогу́ване (sbogúvane, “farewell”) (noun)

Related terms

• с (s, “with, by”)
• бог (bog, “god”)

See also

• дови́ждане (dovíždane, “until seeing each other again”)
• дочу́ване (dočúvane, “until hearing each other again”)

References

• “сбогом”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “сбогом”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “сбогом”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 529