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Gardaí
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gardai gardaí
English
Alternative forms
en Gardai
Etymology
From en ga Gardaí the Guardians, plural of ga Garda
Pronunciation
en /ˈɡɑrdaɪ/ /ˈɡɑrdiː/ GA
en /ˈɡɑːdiː/ /ˈɡɑːdaɪ/ RP
Proper noun
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The national police force of the Republic of Ireland.
en Garda
en chiefly _ Irish en police generally.
en 2013 w:Eimear McBride A Girl is a Half-formed Thing 115 Faber & Faber 2014 Sure don't mind the Gardaí they say. They can't see in.
Noun
en noun form
en Garda: members of the Gardaí.
en Irish Independent 2023-08-15 Give McEntee an accountability holiday on street crime–for now Senan Molony 8 Another horrific attack on tourists to Dublin in the city centre and in the height of summer. Gardaí are doing their job with might and main.
Irish
Pronunciation
ga /ɡɑːɾˠˈd̪ˠiː/ Munster
ga /ˈɡɑːɾˠd̪ˠiː/ Connacht
ga /ˈɡaːɾˠd̪ˠi/ Ulster
Noun
ga noun form
ga Garda
Mutation