sentinella

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sentinella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [sən.tiˈne.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [sen.tiˈne.ʎa]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

sentinella f (uncountable)

1. sentry, watch

Noun

sentinella m or f by sense (plural sentinelles)

1. sentinel, sentry, guard

Further reading

• “sentinella”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Italian

Etymology

From sentire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sen.tiˈnɛl.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛlla
• Hyphenation: sen‧ti‧nèl‧la

Noun

sentinella f (plural sentinelle)

1. sentry, guard

Descendants

• → Catalan: sentinella
• → Middle French: sentinelle
  • → English: sentinel
  • French: sentinelle

Further reading

• sentinella in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• insellante