guía
See also: guia and guiá
Spanish
Etymology
Probably from the verb guiar. Cf. also French guide (Old French guie), Italian guida.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡia/ [ˈɡi.a]
- Rhymes: -ia
- Syllabification: guí‧a
Noun
guía m or f (plural guías)
- guide
Usage notes
The noun guía is like several other Spanish nouns with a human referent and ending in a. The masculine articles and adjectives are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine articles and adjectives are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.
Noun
guía f (plural guías)
- guidebook
- directory
Derived terms
- audioguía
- guía de viaje
- guía turística
- guía turístico
- perro guía
Descendants
- → Tagalog: giya
Verb
guía
- inflection of guiar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “guía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014