agur
/aɡur/
In Basque, the word for bye is agur.
It can be used in friendly, informal contexts, such as the phrase Agur, txo!, which functions as a warm, affectionate way to say goodbye or in the expression Agur, ikusi arte!, meaning "Goodbye, until we see each other again!"
Meaning: short for goodbye (intj)
How do you pronounce it?
/aɡur/
Did you know?
- In certain Basque regions, agur is used as a toast when drinking, rather than just a parting word.
- While used as a simple 'bye' today, agur stems from the Latin word 'augurium', which originally referred to a ritual for observing the flight of birds to predict the future.
- While agur is a goodbye, Basque is a language isolate, meaning this word has no linguistic relationship to the 'goodbyes' used in neighboring Spanish or French.
Examples in context
- Eskerrik asko, agur!Thank you, goodbye!
- Beti lagungarria zara! Agur, ikusi arte!You're always helpful! Goodbye, until we see each other again!
- Agur, goazen orain.Bye, we are leaving now.
Example conversation
Nerea and Iker are leaving a cafe.
- NereaOso pozik nago zuhitzerekin hitz egin herrez.I am very happy to have talked with you.
- IkerNik ere bai, Nerea.Me too, Nerea.
- NereaAgur, Iker!Bye, Iker!
- IkerAgur, arte berriz!Bye, see you again!
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry agur, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries agur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
