tervemenoa

Finnish

Etymology

terve (“well, healthy”) +‎ menoa (“going”); formed according to tervetuloa (“welcome”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈterʋeˣˌmenoɑ/, [ˈt̪e̞rʋe̞mˌme̞no̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -enoɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): terve‧menoa

Interjection

tervemenoa (informal)

1. good riddance (indicates that a departure, or loss is welcome)

   Näkemiin ja tervemenoa!

   Goodbye and good riddance!

Further reading

• “tervemenoa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03