LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

warda

warda f (genitive wardae)
Classical[ˈwar.da]Ecclesiastical[ˈwar.da]

Meaning

  1. LatinMiddlefeminineguard service, garrison
  2. LatinMiddlefeminineguard, watchman
  3. LatinMiddlefeminineambush
  4. LatinMiddlefeminineprotection
  5. LatinMiddlefemininereward for protection
  6. LatinMiddlefemininewardship, guardianship
  7. LatinMiddlefeminineecclesiastical advocate
  8. LatinMiddlefeminineurban quarter, ward

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativewardawardae
genitivewardaewardārum
dativewardaewardīs
accusativewardamwardās
ablativewardāwardīs
vocativewardawardae

Origins

Borrowed from Frankish *warda (“watch, watchpost, protection”). Alternatively a back-formation from wardō (“to herd cattle, ward against, guard”), itself from the same Germanic root.

Descendants
  • Frenchgardefrom Old French garde
  • Englishguardfrom Old French garde
  • Englishwardfrom Old Northern French warde
  • Italianguardia
  • Spanishgarda
  • Normangardefrom Old French garde
  • Sicilianguardia
  • Sicilianvardia

Quick answers

What does warda mean in Latin?
warda, a noun, means “guard service, garrison; guard, watchman; ambush”.
What is the genitive of warda?
The genitive singular is wardae. warda is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce warda?
In classical Latin, [ˈwar.da]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈwar.da].