довиждане

Bulgarian

Etymology

Univerbation of до (do) +‎ виждане (viždane). Cognate with Russian до свида́ния (do svidánija). Compare parallel and more distant cognate French au revoir, Italian arrivederci, related to Latin videō (+ Latin ad- + Latin re-). Also compare Portuguese até mais ver, Spanish hasta la vista, also related to Latin videō (and probably also + Latin ad).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [doˈviʒdɐnɛ]
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Interjection

дови́ждане • (dovíždane)

  1. goodbye

References

  • “довиждане”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
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