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custode

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English

Etymology 1

From French custode m (“custodian”) or Italian custode, in any case from Latin custōdem.

Noun

custode (plural custodes)

  1. (obsolete) A custodian.

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Etymology 2

From French custode (“pyx”), from Medieval Latin custōdia. Doublet of custody.

Noun

custode (plural custodes)

  1. (obsolete, uncommon) A container in which a sacred object is kept; a pyx.

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French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin custōdia. Automotive sense ellipsis of vitre de custode f (literally “guard window”).

Noun

custode f (plural custodes)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) pyx (small container used to hold the host)
    Synonym: pyxide
  2. (Christianity) altar carpet
  3. (Christianity, dated) synonym of pavillon
  4. (automotive) quarter glass (small triangular-shaped side window)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin custōs (“guard”).

Noun

custode m (plural custodes)

  1. (religion) custodian (head of certain religious orders)

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Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin custōdem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover, hide”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kusˈtɔ.de/
  • Rhymes: -ɔde
  • Hyphenation: cu‧stò‧de

Noun

custode m or f by sense (plural custodi)

  1. one who guards or keeps watch:
    1. keeper, custodian
    2. warden
    3. concierge
    4. guard, jailer

Further reading

  • custode in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Latin

Noun

custōde

  1. ablative singular of custōs

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French custode, from Latin custos.

Noun

custode m (plural custozi)

  1. custodian

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

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