German

Noun

Garde f ‎(genitive Garde, plural Garden)

1. (military) guard

English

Noun

garde ‎(plural gardes)

1. Obsolete form of guard.

Verb

garde ‎(third-person singular simple present gardes, present participle garding, simple past and past participle garded)

1. Obsolete form of guard.

Czech

Noun

garde n

1. chaperon, chaperone

Related terms

• gardedáma f

Danish

Etymology

Borrowing from French garde.

Noun

garde c (singular definite garden, plural indefinite garder)

1. guard

Inflection

Derived terms

French

Etymology

From Old French guarde, from the verb guarder (or less likely directly from Frankish *warda), from Frankish *wardōn ‎(“to protect”). Compare Italian guardia, Spanish guarda. Cognate with English ward.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaʁd/

Noun

garde m, f ‎(plural gardes)

1. watch, guard

Noun

garde f ‎(plural gardes)

1. handle (of a weapon)
2. protection (act of protecting)

Derived terms

• garde-fou
• garde du corps

Verb

garde

1. first-person singular present indicative of garder
2. third-person singular present indicative of garder
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of garder
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of garder
5. second-person singular imperative of garder

Derived terms

• garde-manger

Anagrams

• Edgar
• égard

Galician

Verb

garde

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of gardar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of gardar

Norman

Etymology 1

From Old French guarde, of Germanic origins.

Noun

garde f ‎(plural gardes)

1. (Jersey) guard

Etymology 2

Verb

garde

1. first-person singular present indicative of garder
2. third-person singular present indicative of garder
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of garder
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of garder
5. second-person singular imperative of garder