adeu

See also: a'deu

Catalan

Alternative forms

• adéu (pre-2016 spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ad Deum (“to God”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈðew]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [aˈðew]

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Interjection

adeu

1. (literally) (go) to God
2. goodbye

Noun

adeu m (plural adeus)

1. an utterance of goodbye

Scots

Noun

adeu (uncountable)

1. Orkney form of adae

References

• “adeu” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.