guardián

See also: guardian and Guardian

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wardjan), accusative of 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰 (wardja).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwaɾˈdjan/ [ɡwaɾˈð̞jãn]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: guar‧dián

Noun

guardián m (plural guardianes, feminine guardiana, feminine plural guardianas)

  1. guardian, warden (person who guards or protects something)
    Synonyms: celador, centinela, guarda, vigilante
  2. (Catholicism) guardian (superior in a Franciscan monastery)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Coromines, Joan (1961) “guardar”, in Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua castellana [Brief etymological dictionary of the Spanish language] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 308

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