guardia-

Italian

Etymology

From guardia (“guard”, noun).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡwar.dja/, [ɡwär̺d̪jä]
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

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