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arrivederci en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• /əˌɹiːvəˈdɛətʃi/ (UK)

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”).

Meanings

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

Coordinates

ciao

Synonyms

goodbye

Translations (11)

ja アリヴェデルチ (Italian farewell (transliterations only)) · hi अर्रीवेडेर्ची (Italian farewell (transliterations only)) · gu અર્રીવેડેર્ચી (Italian farewell (transliterations only)) · ru арриведе́рчи (Italian farewell (transliterations only)) · hi आररीवेडेरची (Italian farewell (transliterations only)) · te అర్రీవేడెర్చీ (Italian farewell (transliterations only)) · el αριβεντέρτσι (Italian farewell (transliterations only)) · kn ಅರ್ರೀವೇಡೆರ್ಚೀ (Italian farewell (transliterations only)) · ko 아리베데르치 (Italian farewell (transliterations only)) · ja アリーヴェデルチ (Italian farewell (transliterations only)) · ja アリベデルチ (Italian farewell (transliterations only))

arrivederci en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əˌɹiːvəˈdɛətʃi/ (UK)

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”).

Meanings

1. An Italian farewell by saying "arrivederci".
   • 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.” 2016, Vincent Spoto, Multiple Sclerosis... Why Not Me?, page 7:

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