guarda-
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From guardare (“to watch over, protect”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡwar.da/, [ɡwär̺d̪ä]
- Hyphenation: guar‧da-
Prefix
guarda-
- Used to derive nouns of people or objects with a function of custody, surveillance or protection.
- guarda- + boschi (“woods”) → guardaboschi (“forester”)
- guarda- + linee (“lines”) → guardalinee (“linesman”)
- guarda- + spalle (“back” ← “shoulders”) → guardaspalle (“bodyguard”)
Usage notes
- Sometimes it is alternated with guardia- (e.g. guardacaccia, guardiacaccia).
Derived terms
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