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gardaí

UK/ˈɡɑːdiː/US/ˈɡɑrdaɪ/

gardaí is the plural of garda.

Proper noun capitalized: Gardaí

Gardaí pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The national police force of the Republic of Ireland.
    Synonyms:
    Garda
  2. (Ireland, plural, plural-only) Synonym of police generally.
    • Sure don't mind the Gardaí they say. They can't see in.2013, Eimear McBride, A Girl is a Half-formed Thing, Faber & Faber, published 2014, page 115
    Synonyms:
    police generally

Noun capitalized: Gardaí

Gardaí

  1. (plural) plural of Garda: members of the Gardaí.
    • Another horrific attack on tourists to Dublin in the city centre and in the height of summer. Gardaí are doing their job with might and main.2023 August 15, Senan Molony, “Give McEntee an accountability holiday on street crime–for now”, in Irish Independent, page 8

Synonyms of gardaí

Forms of gardaí

alternative formGardai

Origin of gardaí

From Irish Gardaí (“the Guardians”), plural of Garda

Questions about gardaí

What does gardaí mean?
Gardaí means the national police force of the Republic of Ireland.
What is gardaí the plural of?
Gardaí is the plural of garda.
What part of speech is gardaí?
Gardaí can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce gardaí?
Gardaí is pronounced /ˈɡɑrdaɪ/ (US).

Words near gardaí in the dictionary

  1. garda
  2. gardai
  3. gardant
  4. gardants
  5. Gardas
  6. gardaí
  7. gardbrace
  8. gardbraces
  9. gardcorps
  10. garde
  11. garde de rein

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