guardia

See also: Guardia and guàrdia

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From guardare, of Germanic origin, possibly corresponding to Frankish *warda or Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰 (wardja), all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to watch, notice, give heed”). Compare French garde, Spanish guarda.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwar.dja/
  • Rhymes: -ardja
  • Hyphenation: guàr‧dia

Noun

guardia f (plural guardie)

  1. guard (all senses)
  2. watch, guard duty, sentry duty

Derived terms
Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Afar: wardiyá
  • → Ottoman Turkish: واردإ

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Sicilian

Alternative forms
  • vardia (labio-dental orthography)
  • guaddia, vaddia (eye dialect, regressive assimilation)

Etymology

Of Germanic origin. Derived possibly from Frankish *warda, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to watch, notice, give heed”). Compare French garde, Italian gardia, Spanish guarda.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwaɾ.dja/ (Velar variant) (the r could be regressevely assimilated or iotized)
  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɾ.dja/ (Labio-dental variant) (the r could be regressevely assimilated)
  • Hyphenation: guàr‧dia

Noun

guardia f (plural guardi)

  1. guard (all senses)
  2. watch, guard duty, sentry duty

Usage notes
  • This noun is used both for male or female agents.
  • The masculine can be used both with lu/u or with la/a.

Derived terms
  • guardari
  • guardatu
  • guardianu
  • vardari
  • vardatu
  • vardianu

Descendants

See also
  • sincalijari
  • sinnari
  • taliari
  • vigghianti

Spanish

Etymology

From Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰 (wardja).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwaɾdja/ [ˈɡwaɾ.ð̞ja]
  • Rhymes: -aɾdja
  • Syllabification: guar‧dia

Noun

guardia m (plural guardias)

  1. custodian, warden (male)
  2. (military) guard, guardsman
    Los guardias no me dejan pasar a ver a mi hermano.
    The guards are not letting me through to see my brother.

Hyponyms

Noun

guardia f (plural guardias)

  1. watch, guard, guarding, guard duty, sentry duty
  2. (military) guard (unit or squad)
  3. custody
  4. shift (in certain professions such as for medical staff)
  5. (martial arts) guard (ground grappling position)

Hyponyms
  • guardia civil
  • Guardia de Asalto (“Assault Guard”) (Second Spanish Republic)
  • guardia de corps (“Garde du Corps”) (French military unit)
  • Guardia de Hierro (“Iron Guard”) (Romanian history)
  • guardia de honor (“guard of honor, honor guard”) (military, sports)
  • Guardia Imperial (“Napoleon's Imperial Guard”) (French history)
  • guardia nacional (“national guard”)
  • Guardia Pretoriana (“Praetorian Guard”) (Ancient Roman history)
  • guardia real (“royal guard”) (in general)
  • Guardia Real (“Royal Guard”) (Spain)
  • Guardia Suiza Pontificia (“Pontifical Swiss Guard”)
  • Guardia Suiza (“Swiss Guard”)
  • Guardia Valona (“Walloon guards”) (Belgian & Spanish history)
  • Guardia Varega (“Varangian Guard”) (Byzantine Empire)
  • vieja guardia (“old guard”)

Derived terms

Descendants

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