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

1. (in the context of Italy or Italian culture) farewell, goodbye, see you later (non-definitive farewell)

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:goodbye.

Coordinate terms

• ciao

Translations

Italian farewell (transliterations only)

• Greek: αριβεντέρτσι (el) (ariventértsi)
• Gujarati: અર્રીવેડેર્ચી (arrīveḍercī)
• Hindi: आररीवेडेरची (ārrīveḍercī), अर्रीवेडेर्ची (arrīveḍercī)
• 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)
• Kannada: ಅರ್ರೀವೇಡೆರ್ಚೀ (arrīvēḍercī)
• Korean: 아리베데르치 (aribedereuchi)
• Russian: арриведе́рчи (arrivedɛ́rči)
• Telugu: అర్రీవేడెర్చీ (arrīvēḍercī)

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.”

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:

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Interjection

arrivederci

1. farewell, goodbye, arrivederci

   Synonym: au revoir

Coordinate terms

• tchao

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian arrivederci.

Interjection

arrivederci

1. farewell, goodbye, see you later

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

From a (“to”) +‎ rivederci (“to see each other again”), from rivedersi (“see each other again, meet again”). Cognate with French au revoir. See Romanian la revedere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ar.ri.veˈder.t͡ʃi/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ertʃi
• Hyphenation: ar‧ri‧ve‧dér‧ci

Interjection

arrivederci

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

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

Noun

arrivederci m (invariable)

1. goodbye, farewell

Coordinate terms

• addio
• ciao

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]

• (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

1. arrivederci (Italian farewell)

   Synonyms: adeus, até-logo

Coordinate terms

• tchau