tervemenoa

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈterʋeˣˌmenoɑ/, [ˈt̪e̞rʋe̞mˌme̞no̞ɑ̝]
Rhymes: -enoɑ
Syllabification^(key): ter‧ve‧me‧no‧a

Interjection

tervemenoa (informal)

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]‎ (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

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