warda

See also: Warda

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

warda f (genitive wardae); first declension[1][2]

  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

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative warda wardae
genitive wardae wardārum
dative wardae wardīs
accusative wardam wardās
ablative wardā wardīs
vocative warda wardae

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “warda”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus (in Latin), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 1128
  2. ↑ warda in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Maltese

Warda

Etymology

From Arabic وَرْدَة‎ (warda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɐrdɐ/

Noun

warda f (determinate plural: wardiet, collective plural: ward)

  1. rose (flower)
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