adeus

See also: adéus

Galician

Etymology

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), Italian addio, Maltese addiju, Mirandese adius, Occitan adieu, Portuguese adeus, Romanian adio, Serbo-Croatian ади̏о/adȉo, Slovene adȋjo, Spanish adiós.

Interjection

adeus

1. goodbye

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Portuguese

Etymology

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, Italian addio, Maltese addiju, Mirandese adius, Occitan adieu, Romanian adio, Serbo-Croatian ади̏о/adȉo, Slovene adȋjo, Spanish adiós.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈðewʃ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˈdews/
  • (Carioca) IPA^(key): /a.ˈdewʃ/

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Interjection

adeus

1. goodbye (farewell)

   Synonyms: tchau, até mais, falou

Usage notes

While in Portugal, adeus is used to simply say goodbye, in Brazil it is usually used for long or permanent departures.