до свидания

Russian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “until next time”. Cognate with Bulgarian довиждане (doviždane). Compare parallel and more distant cognate French au revoir, Italian arrivederci, related to Latin videō (+ Latin ad- + Latin re-). Also compare Portuguese até mais ver, Spanish hasta la vista, also related to Latin videō (and probably also + Latin ad).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [də‿svʲɪˈdanʲɪjə]
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Interjection

до свида́ния • (do svidánija)

  1. goodbye, see you later
    Synonyms: (colloquial) пока́ (poká); до встре́чи (do vstréči); досвидо́с (dosvidós)

Descendants

  • → English: do svidaniya
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