arrivederci

arrivederci

English

Etymology

From Italian arrivederci (“goodbye”), from a (“to”) with rivederci (“to see each other of us 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

1. (referring to Italy and Italians) farewell, goodbye, see you later (non-definitive farewell)

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:goodbye.

Coordinate terms

• ciao

Translations

Italian farewell (transliterations only)

Greek: αριβεντέρτσι (ariventértsi) Hindi: आररीवेडेरची (ārrīveḍercī) Japanese: アリベデルチ (aribederuchi), アリヴェデルチ (arivederuchi), アリーヴェデルチ (arīvederuchi)

Korean: 아리베데르치 (aribedereuchi) Russian: арриведе́рчи (arrivedɛ́rči)

Noun

arrivederci (plural arrivedercis)

1. 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.”

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French

Etymology

From Italian arrivederci (“goodbye”), from a (“to”) with rivederci (“to see each other of us 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/

Interjection

arrivederci

1. farewell, goodbye, arrivederci

Synonyms

• au revoir

Coordinate terms

• tchao

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Italian

Etymology

From a (“to”) +‎ rivederci (“to see each other of us again”), from rivedersi (“see each other again, meet again”). Cognate with French au revoir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ar.ri.veˈder.tʃi/

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• Hyphenation: ar‧ri‧ve‧dér‧ci

Interjection

arrivederci

1. goodbye, so long, see you soon, see you (non-definitive farewell)

   Synonyms: arrivederla (formal), ci vediamo (informal), ci si vede

Noun

arrivederci m (invariable)

1. goodbye, farewell

Coordinate terms

• addio
• ciao

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian arrivederci (“goodbye”), from a (“to”) with rivederci (“to see each other of us 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): /aʁiveˈdeʁt͡ʃi/

Interjection

arrivederci

1. arrivederci (Italian farewell)

Synonyms

• adeus
• até-logo

Coordinate terms

• tchau