warda

See also: Warda

Latin

Alternative forms

• garda, guarda, wardia

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *warda (“watch, watchpost, protection”). Alternatively a back-formation from wardō (“to herd cattle, ward against, guard”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯ar.da/, [ˈu̯ärd̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvar.da/, [ˈvärd̪ä]

Noun

warda f (genitive wardae); first declension

1. (Middle Latin) guard service, garrison
2. (Middle Latin) guard, watchman
3. (Middle Latin) ambush
4. (Middle Latin) protection
5. (Middle Latin) reward for protection
6. (Middle Latin) wardship, guardianship
7. (Middle Latin) ecclesiastical advocate
8. (Middle Latin) urban quarter, ward

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	warda	wardae
Genitive	wardae	wardārum
Dative	wardae	wardīs
Accusative	wardam	wardās
Ablative	wardā	wardīs
Vocative	warda	wardae

Descendants

• Old French: garde, gard, guarde
  • Middle French: garde, warde
    • French: garde
  • Norman: garde (Jersey)
  • → Middle English: garde, guarde, gard
    • English: guard
• • → Middle English: warde, ward (partially from Old English weard)
    • English: ward
• Italian: guardia
• Spanish: garda

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Maltese

Warda

Etymology

From Arabic وَرْدَة (warda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwarda/

Noun

warda f (collective ward, plural wardiet)

1. rose (flower)

Derived terms

• wardija
• warrad

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Dutch wachten

Verb

warda

1. to wait