Garda

== English == === Alternative forms === garda === Etymology === From Irish Garda (“guardian”), from Irish Garda Síochána (“Guardian of the Peace”) and Garda Síochána na hÉireann (“Guardian of the Peace of Ireland”) after the model of the French Third Republic's civilian French gardiens de la paix, from Old French guarde, from guarder (“to guard”), from Frankish *wardēn, from Proto-Germanic *wardāną. Doublet of guard, guardian, and warden. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑɹdə/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːdə/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)də === Proper noun === Garda Synonym of Gardaí, the national police force of the Republic of Ireland. === Noun === Garda (plural Gardaí or Gardai) A member of the Gardaí: an Irish national police officer === See also === guardian of the peace === Anagrams === Agard == Irish == === Etymology === Clipping of Garda Síochána (literally “Guardian of the Peace”). === Pronunciation === (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːɾˠd̪ˠə/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡaːɾˠd̪ˠə/ === Noun === Garda m (genitive singular Garda, nominative plural Gardaí) A member of the Garda Síochána (the Irish police force). ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡar.da/ Rhymes: -arda Hyphenation: Gàr‧da === Proper noun === Garda f a town in Verona, Veneto, Italy, on the shore of Lake Garda ==== Related terms ==== gardesano === Anagrams === draga