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)
- keeper, caretaker, ward, watchman, surveyor
- shepherd, herdsman, herd
Related terms
- guardia
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: واردیان (vardiyan)
- → Hungarian: gárgyán