custòdia

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin custōdia. Doublet of Costoja, an inherited form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kusˈtɔ.ði.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [kusˈtɔ.ði.a]

Noun

custòdia f (plural custòdies)

1. female equivalent of custodi (“caretaker”)
2. (uncountable) custody
3. (Roman Catholicism) monstrance

   Synonym: ostensori

4. (Roman Catholicism) custody (area under the authority of a custos)

Derived terms

• custodiar

Further reading

• “custòdia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.