guardiamarina

guardiamarina

Catalan

Etymology

guàrdia +‎ marina

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ɡwəɾ.di.ə.məˈɾi.nə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ɡwər.di.ə.məˈɾi.nə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ɡwaɾ.di.a.maˈɾi.na/

Noun

guardiamarina m or f (plural guardiamarines)

1. ensign

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Italian

Alternative forms

• guardia marina

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɡwar.dja.maˈri.na/[1]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: guar‧dia‧ma‧rì‧na

Noun

guardiamarina m (invariable)

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

References

1. guardiamarina in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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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