addio

Italian

Etymology

From a Dio (“to God”), from Medieval Latin ad Deum (“to God”). Compare Aragonese adiós, Asturian adiós, Catalan adéu, Dutch atjüs, English adieu, Extremaduran adiós, French adieu, German tschüss, Greek αντίο (antío), Galician adeus, Maltese addiju, Mirandese adius, Occitan adieu, Portuguese adeus, Romanian adio, Serbo-Croatian ади̏о/adȉo, Slovene adȋjo, Spanish adiós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adˈdi.o/

Interjection

addio

1. goodbye, farewell

   Addio per sempre! ― Goodbye forever!

Descendants

Descendants

• Greek: αντίο (antío)
• Ido: adio
• Romanian: adio

• Serbo-Croatian:
  • Cyrillic: ади̏о, а̀дио
  • Roman: adȉo, àdio
• Slovene: adȋjo

Noun

addio m (plural addii)

1. goodbye, farewell

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• addio al celibato

• addio al nubilato