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.

Derived terms

• addio al celibato
• addio al nubilato

Anagrams

• da dio