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Italian
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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.
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Noun
guardia f (plural guardie)
- guard (all senses)
c. 1500, Leonardo da Vinci, “Schizzi d'architettura civile e militare”, in G. Fumagalli, editor, Leonardo Prosatore, scelta di scritti Vinciani, Milan: Albrighi, published 1915, →OCLC, page 254:Una sola guardia guarda, sanza muoversi, tutto il castello di dentro e di fori, la quale si de’ scambiare ogni tre ore.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- watch, guard duty, sentry duty
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Sicilian
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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)
- guard (all senses)
- 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.
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Spanish
Etymology
From Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰 (wardja).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡwaɾdja/
- Rhymes: -aɾdja
- Syllabification: guar‧dia
Noun
guardia m (plural guardias)
- custodian, warden (male)
- (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.
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Noun
guardia f (plural guardias)
- watch, guard, guarding, guard duty, sentry duty
- (military) guard (unit or squad)
- custody
- shift (in certain professions such as for medical staff)
- (martial arts) guard (ground grappling position)
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