guardiano

Italian

Etymology

From guardia, from guardare. Compare Medieval Latin guardianus; compare French gardien, Piedmontese guardian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwarˈdja.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: guar‧dià‧no

Noun

guardiano m (plural guardiani, feminine guardiana)

1. keeper, caretaker, ward, watchman, surveyor
2. shepherd, herdsman, herd

Related terms

• guardia

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: واردیان (vardiyan)
• → Hungarian: gárgyán