Garda Síochána

See also: garda síochána

Irish

Etymology

From 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.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑːɾˠd̪ˠə ʃiːˈxɑːn̪ˠə/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑːɾˠd̪ˠə ˈʃiːxɑːnˠə/, /ˈɡɑːɾˠd̪ˠə ˈʃiːxɑːn̪ˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaːɾˠd̪ˠə ˈʃiːxanˠə/, /ˈɡaːɾˠd̪ˠə ˈʃiːxan̪ˠə/

Proper noun

An Garda Síochána m (genitive an Gharda Síochána)

1. Short for Garda Síochána na hÉireann (the Irish national police force)

   Synonym: Na Gardaí

2. the police

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Garda Síochána	Gharda Síochána	nGarda Síochána
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Garda Síochána”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “Garda Síochána” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “Garda Síochána” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.