custodio

See also: Custodio and custodió

Latin

Etymology

From custōd- (guardian) +‎ -iō.

Pronunciation

Verb

custōdiō (present infinitive custōdīre, perfect active custōdīvī or custōdiī, supine custōdītum); fourth conjugation

  1. to monitor, supervise, guard
    Synonyms: servō, praeservō
    • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Exodus.20.6:
      et faciens misericordiam in millia his qui diligunt me, et custodiunt praecepta mea.
      and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
  2. to protect, defend
    Synonyms: prōtegō, dēfendō, vindicō, salvō, tūtor, sospitō, praeservō, arceō, servō, tegō, sustineō, adsum, teneō, tueor, adimō, mūniō, prohibeō, ēripiō
    Antonyms: immineō, īnstō, obiectō
  3. to observe, take heed, watch
    Synonyms: conspiciō, servō, observō, cōnspicor, spectō, animadvertō, intueor
  4. to preserve, keep, retain, maintain
    Synonyms: obtineō, contineō, retineō, teneō, cōnservō, praeservō

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Gascon: acostodir
  • Old French: custoïr, costoïr, costeïr
  • Old Occitan: costozir
  • Italian: custodire
    • Corsican: custudì
  • → Old Gascon: custodir

References

Further reading

  • custodio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • custodio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • custodio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to keep in mind: memoria custodire

Portuguese

Verb

custodio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of custodiar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kusˈtodjo/ [kusˈt̪o.ð̞jo]
  • Rhymes: -odjo
  • Syllabification: cus‧to‧dio

Etymology 1

From Latin custōdem +‎ -io.

Noun

custodio m (plural custodios)

  1. guardian
  2. keeper
  3. custodian
  4. (US) guard

Etymology 2

Verb

custodio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of custodiar

Further reading