"Garda" meaning in English

See Garda in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡɑɹdə/ [General-American], /ˈɡɑːdə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: Gardai [plural], Gardaí [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)də 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. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|ga|Garda||guardian|notext=1}} Irish Garda (“guardian”), {{der|en|ga|Garda Síochána||Guardian of the Peace}} Irish Garda Síochána (“Guardian of the Peace”), {{der|en|fr|gardiens de la paix}} French gardiens de la paix, {{der|en|fro|guarde}} Old French guarde, {{der|en|frk|*wardēn}} Frankish *wardēn, {{der|en|gem-pro|*wardāną}} Proto-Germanic *wardāną, {{doublet|en|guard|guardian|warden}} Doublet of guard, guardian, and warden Head templates: {{en-prop|Gardai|Gardaí}} Garda (plural Gardai or Gardaí)
  1. Synonym of Gardai, the national police force of the Republic of Ireland. Synonyms: Gardai [synonym, synonym-of]
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  2. (inexact, chiefly Ireland, chiefly in the plural) Synonym of police generally. Tags: Ireland, in-plural Synonyms: police generally [synonym, synonym-of]
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: garda

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɑɹdə/ [General-American], /ˈɡɑːdə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: Gardai [plural], Gardaí [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)də 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. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|ga|Garda||guardian|notext=1}} Irish Garda (“guardian”), {{der|en|ga|Garda Síochána||Guardian of the Peace}} Irish Garda Síochána (“Guardian of the Peace”), {{der|en|fr|gardiens de la paix}} French gardiens de la paix, {{der|en|fro|guarde}} Old French guarde, {{der|en|frk|*wardēn}} Frankish *wardēn, {{der|en|gem-pro|*wardāną}} Proto-Germanic *wardāną, {{doublet|en|guard|guardian|warden}} Doublet of guard, guardian, and warden Head templates: {{en-noun|Gardai|Gardaí}} Garda (plural Gardai or Gardaí)
  1. A member of the Gardai, an Irish national police officer Related terms: guardian of the peace
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: garda

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A member of the Gardai, an Irish national police officer"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "member",
          "member"
        ],
        [
          "Gardai",
          "Gardai"
        ],
        [
          "Irish",
          "Irish"
        ],
        [
          "national",
          "national"
        ],
        [
          "police officer",
          "police officer"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɑɹdə/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɑːdə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː(ɹ)də"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "garda"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "French Third Republic"
  ],
  "word": "Garda"
}

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