guaita

See also: guaità, and Guaita

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɡwaj.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈɡwaj.ta]

Etymology 1

From Old Occitan guaita, from Old High German wahta, from Proto-West Germanic *wahtu.

Noun

guaita f (plural guaites)

1. watch, vigil

Noun

guaita m or f by sense (plural guaites)

1. watchman, lookout

Derived terms

• aguaitar
• guaitar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

guaita

1. inflection of guaitar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “guaita” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Occitan guaita, from Old High German wahta, from Proto-West Germanic *wahtu, from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō (“watch; vigil”), derived from *wakaną (“to wake; to be awake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwaj.ta/
• Rhymes: -ajta
• Hyphenation: guài‧ta

Noun

guaita f (plural guaite) (obsolete)

1. watchman, guard

   Synonyms: guardia, guardiano, sorvegliante

2. watchpost
3. (by extension) a tribute for protection
4. (by extension, historical) an administrative subdivision

Related terms

• guatare
• guato

 

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈi.ta/
• Rhymes: -ita
• Hyphenation: gua‧ì‧ta

Participle

guaita f sg

1. feminine singular of guaito

Anagrams

• aguati, guatai