adeu-siau

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan a Déu siau (literally “be with God”), whose modern equivalent would be amb Déu sigueu. The plural forms imply the use of the archaic formal pronoun vós. The original verb has lost its imperative meaning. See also adeu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˌðew.siˈaw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [aˌðew.siˈaw]

Interjection

adeu-siau

1. goodbye, farewell

   Synonyms: adeu, a reveure