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Galician
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wardāną (“to guard”). Compare Portuguese guardião, Spanish guardián, English guardian.
Pronunciation
Noun
gardián m (plural gardiáns, feminine gardiá, feminine plural gardiás)
- guardian, guard, defender
- superior of a convent
- 1319, Miguel Romaní Martínez (ed.), La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310). Santiago: Tórculo Edicións, IV, page 44:
- frey Lourenço d'Orzellon gardian do moesteyro de San Françisco de Ourense
- friar Lourenzo de Orcellón, superior of the monastery of Saint Francis in Ourense
Related terms
References
- “guardian” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “guardia” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “gardia” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “gardián” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “gardián” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.