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Garda
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garda gardă gardā gárda
English
+ Síochána
Alternative forms
en garda
Etymology
From en ga Garda guardian 1, from en ga Garda Síochána Guardian of the Peace and ga Garda Síochána na hÉireann Guardian of the Peace of Ireland after the model of the French Third Republic's civilian en fr gardiens de la paix, from en fro guarde, from fro guarder to guard, from en frk *wardēn, from en gem-pro *wardāną. en guard guardian warden.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɡɑɹdə/ GA
en /ˈɡɑːdə/ RP
en ɑː(ɹ)də 2
Proper noun
en Gardaí, the national police force of the Republic of Ireland.
Noun
Gardaí Gardai
A member of the Gardaí: an Irish national police officer
en Garda Michael Egan
See also
en guardian of the peace
Anagrams
en aadgr Agard
Irish
Etymology
ga Garda Síochána Guardian of the Peace.
Pronunciation
ga /ˈɡɑːɾˠd̪ˠə/ Munster,Connacht
ga /ˈɡaːɾˠd̪ˠə/ Ulster
Noun
m ~ ~í
A member of the Garda Síochána (the Irish police force).
Declension
G arda ardaí
Mutation
Italian
Pronunciation
Gàrda
Proper noun
f
it town p/Verona r/Veneto c/Italy, on the shore of Lake Garda
Related terms
it gardesano
Anagrams
it aadgr draga