Garda
English
Etymology
From Irish Garda, in Garda Síochána na hÉireann (Guardians of the Peace of Ireland).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːdə/
Proper noun
Garda (plural Gardaí or Gardas)
- The state police force of the Republic of Ireland.
- (The title of) an Irish policeman.
- Garda Michael Egan
- (in the plural) The police.
- 2013, Eimear McBride, A Girl is a Half-formed Thing, Faber & Faber 2014, p. 115:
- Sure don't mind the Gardaí they say. They can't see in.
- 2013, Eimear McBride, A Girl is a Half-formed Thing, Faber & Faber 2014, p. 115:
Irish
Etymology
Capitalized form of garda.
Noun
Garda m (genitive singular Garda, nominative plural Gardaí)
- A member of the Garda Síochána (the Irish police force).
Declension
Declension of Garda
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Garda | Gharda | nGarda |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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