arrivederci
English
Etymology
From Italian arrivederci (“goodbye”), from a (“to”) with rivederci (“to see each other again”), from the infinitive rivedersi (“to see each other again, to meet again”), from ri- (“re-”) with the infinitive vedersi (“to see each other”), from vedere (“to see”) with the variable pronoun si (“oneself; one another”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /əˌɹiːvəˈdɛətʃi/
Interjection
arrivederci
- (in the context of Italy or Italian culture) farewell, goodbye, see you later (non-definitive farewell)
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:goodbye.
Coordinate terms
Translations
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Noun
arrivederci (plural arrivedercis)
- An Italian farewell by saying "arrivederci".
- 2016, Vincent Spoto, Multiple Sclerosis... Why Not Me?, page 7:
- We said our arrivedercis to the people in the town the night before, as we made our rounds to about eight or ten homes and said goodbye to about thirty or forty “cousins.”
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian arrivederci (“goodbye”), from a (“to”) with rivederci (“to see each other again”), from the infinitive rivedersi (“to see each other again, to meet again”), from ri- (“re-”) with the infinitive vedersi (“to see each other”), from vedere (“to see”) with the variable pronoun si (“oneself; one another”). Cognate with French au revoir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ʁi.ve.dɛʁt.ʃi/
Audio: (file)
Interjection
arrivederci
- farewell, goodbye, arrivederci
- Synonym: au revoir
Coordinate terms
Indonesian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Italian arrivederci.
Interjection
arrivederci
Further reading
- “arrivederci” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Etymology
Univerbation of a (“to”) + rivederci (“seeing ourselves again”). Compare French au revoir, and Romanian la revedere. Also compare parallel and more distant cognate Bulgarian довиждане (doviždane), Russian до свида́ния (do svidánija), related to Proto-Slavic *viděti (+ Proto-Slavic *do).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ar.ri.veˈder.t͡ʃi/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ertʃi
- Hyphenation: ar‧ri‧ve‧dér‧ci
Interjection
arrivederci
- goodbye, so long, see you soon, see you (non-definitive farewell)
- Synonyms: (formal) arrivederla, (informal) ci vediamo, ci si vede
Noun
arrivederci m (invariable)
Coordinate terms
Portuguese
Etymology
From Italian arrivederci (“goodbye”), from a (“to”) with rivederci (“to see each other again”), from the infinitive rivedersi (“to see each other again, to meet again”), from ri- (“re-”) with the infinitive vedersi (“to see each other”), from vedere (“to see”) with the variable pronoun si (“oneself; one another”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ʁi.veˈdeʁ.t͡ʃi/ [a.hi.veˈdeh.t͡ʃi]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.ʁi.veˈdeɾ.t͡ʃi/ [a.hi.veˈdeɾ.t͡ʃi]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.ʁi.veˈdeʁ.t͡ʃi/ [a.χi.veˈdeχ.t͡ʃi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ʁi.veˈdeɻ.t͡ʃi/ [a.hi.veˈdeɻ.t͡ʃi]
Interjection
arrivederci
- arrivederci (Italian farewell)