Adieu

See also: adieu

German

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Latin ad

Proto-Indo-European *dyew-

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *deywós

Proto-Italic *deiwos

Old Latin deivosder.

Latin deus

Latin Deum

Medieval Latin ad Deumder.

Old French a Dieu vos comant

French adieuubor.

German Adieu

Unadapted borrowing from French adieu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdjøː/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Adieu n (strong, genitive Adieus, plural Adieus)

1. adieu

Declension

Declension of Adieu [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Adieu	die	Adieus
genitive	eines	des	Adieus	der	Adieus
dative	einem	dem	Adieu	den	Adieus
accusative	ein	das	Adieu	die	Adieus

Descendants

• → Slovincian: adjé

Further reading

• “Adieu” in Duden online
• “Adieu”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)