guardiamarina

Catalan

Etymology

From guàrdia +‎ marina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡwər.di.ə.məˈɾi.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡwaɾ.ði.a.maˈɾi.na]

Noun

guardiamarina m or f by sense (plural guardiamarines)

1. ensign

Italian

Alternative forms

• guardia marina

Etymology

From guardia (“guard”) +‎ marina (“coast, navy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɡwar.dja.maˈri.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: guar‧dia‧ma‧rì‧na

Noun

guardiamarina m (invariable)

1. second lieutenant in the Italian navy
2. ensign (US Navy)

Spanish

Noun

guardiamarina m (plural guardiamarinas)

1. second lieutenant

Further reading

• “guardiamarina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014