guardia-
Italian
Etymology
From guardia (“guard”, noun).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡwar.dja/
- Hyphenation: guar‧dia-
Prefix
guardia-
- less common variant of guarda-, used to derive nouns of people or objects with a function of custody, surveillance or protection
- guardia- + caccia (“hunting”) → guardiacaccia (“gamekeeper”)
Usage notes
- Sometimes it is alternated with guarda- (e.g. guardacaccia, guardiacaccia).
Derived terms
Category Italian terms prefixed with guardia- not found
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