adjø

See also: adjo and adjö

Danish

Alternative forms

• adjes (obsolete)
• adjøs

Etymology

From French adieu, from à Dieu (“to God”), in the sense "may God be with you." Same origin as Swedish adjö and Norwegian Bokmål adjø. Compare Spanish adiós, Catalan adeu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adjø/, [aˈd̥jø]
• Rhymes: -ø

Interjection

adjø

1. goodbye, farewell

   Jeg blir desværre nødt til at gå nu", sagde hun,- adjø. (from Månen over Bella Bio by Bjarne Reuter)

   Unfortunately, I must go now", she said,- farewell.

Synonyms

• farvel

Further reading

• “adjø” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Bokmål phrasebook

This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a¹djøː/, [aˈdjø̀ː]
• Rhymes: -øː
• Hyphenation: a‧djø

Etymology 1

PIE word
*h₂éd

PIE word
*deywós

Borrowed from French adieu (“goodbye, farewell”), shortened from Old French a Dieu vos comant, from Medieval Latin ad Deum (“to God”), literally “to God”. The Medieval Latin expression consists of ad (“to, toward”) and Deum (“God”), the accusative singular of deus (“god”). The preposition ad is from Proto-Italic *ad (“to, toward”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“near, at; to”). Latin deus continues Old Latin deivos (“god, deity”), from Proto-Italic *deiwos (“god, deity”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“(sky) god”), an o-stem derivative of the Proto-Indo-European root *dyew- (“to be bright, to shine; sky, heaven”). Doublet of adjøss (“goodbye, farewell”).

Compare the related borrowings Danish adjø, Swedish adjö, Dutch adieu, German Adieu and English adieu (“goodbye, farewell”).

Interjection

adjø

1. goodbye, farewell; used as a farewell greeting

   Adjø så lenge. ― Goodbye for now.

   Adjø, og ha det bra! ― Goodbye, and take care!

   Synonyms: farvel, ha det, ha det bra, lev vel, på gjensyn

   • 1888, Henrik Ibsen, Fruen fra havet [The Lady from the Sea], page 14:

     Adjø, mosjø! Værs’go’ og hils mor Jensen fra mig.

     Goodbye, monsieur! Please give my regards to Mother Jensen.

   • 1979, Gerd Brantenberg, Sangen om St. Croix, page 138:

     adjø, sier hun til Støy. Nå går jeg inn i drømmeland

     goodbye, she says to Støy. Now I am entering dreamland

   si adjø til — to say goodbye to; (figuratively) to give up, abandon

   • 1929, Aftenposten, number 85, page 3, column 6:

     de som skal gå 50-kilometeren, får si adjø til det kombinerte løp

     those who are to ski the 50-kilometre race must give up the combined event

Etymology 2

Substantivization of the interjection adjø (“goodbye, farewell”).

Noun

adjø n (definite singular adjøet, indefinite plural adjø or adjøer, definite plural adjøa or adjøene)

1. an adieu, a farewell, a goodbye; an utterance or act of leave-taking

   Synonyms: farvel, avskjed

   De utvekslet et hastig adjø før de skiltes. ― They exchanged a quick goodbye before parting.

   • 1887, Jonas Lie, Et Samliv:

     [han valgte] at hilse sit adjø i al korthed til Elisabeth

     [he chose] to make his goodbye to Elisabeth brief

   • 1997, Herbjørg Wassmo, Karnas arv, page 260:

     hun [fikk] vridd seg litt og knikset et adjø til mannen bak bordet

     she [managed to] turn slightly and bobbed a goodbye to the man behind the desk

Related terms

• adjøss (“goodbye, bye”)

References

• “adjø” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “adjø” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
• “adjø” in Store norske leksikon

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• adjøss

Etymology 1

Noun use of the identical interjection.

Noun

adjø

1. an adieu, a farewell, a goodbye

   Med eit siste adjø drog ho.

   With a final farewell, she left.

   Dei utveksla eit hastig adjø.

   They exchanged a quick goodbye.

Inflection

Inflection of adjø

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
Nynorsk n	adjø	adjøet	adjø	adjøa

Synonyms

• avskil
• avskjed

Etymology 2

From French adieu, from à Dieu, "to God", in the sense "may God be with you." Same origin as Swedish adjö and Danish adjø. Compare Spanish adiós.

Interjection

adjø

1. goodbye, farewell

   Adjø, då!

   Goodbye then!

   Adjø så lenge.

   Farewell for now.

Synonyms

• farvel
• ha det
• ha det bra
• hei
• lev vel
• på gjensyn

References

• “adjø” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “adjoe” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.