farvel
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From far, imperative of fare (“fare, be”) + vel (“well”).
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
farvel
Noun edit
farvel n (singular definite farvellet, plural indefinite farveller)
- goodbye, farewell (the wishing of farewell to someone)
- 1957, Edith Rode, Paa rejse i livet:
- Vi begynder Farvellernes Kæde ved Seinen.
- We begin the chain of goodbyes at the Seine.
- 1970, Henning Ipsen, En af dem:
- Det er jo alt det mellem goddagerne og farvellerne der er livet.
- It is, after all, all that which lies between the gooddays and the goodbyes that is life.
- 2012, Henning Mogensen, Den Spanske Borg, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 12:
- "Jeg hader lange farveller" tænkte han "eller er det bare farveller jeg hader" og højt i kupeen siger han: "til helvede med det hele".
- "I hate long goodbyes ", he thought "or is it just goodbyes that I hate ", and out loud to the train compartment he speaks: "to hell with all of it ".
Declension edit
Declension of farvel
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | farvel | farvellet | farveller | farvellerne |
| genitive | farvels | farvellets | farvellers | farvellernes |
References edit
- “farvel” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
- far vel (of interjection)
Interjection edit
farvel
Noun edit
farvel n (definite singular farvelet or farvellet, indefinite plural farvel or farveler or farveller, definite plural farvela or farvelene or farvella or farvellene)
References edit
- “farvel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
- far vel (of interjection)
Interjection edit
farvel
Noun edit
farvel n (definite singular farvelet, indefinite plural farvel, definite plural farvela)
References edit
- “farvel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.