custode

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.

References

• “custode”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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.

Further reading

• “custode, n2.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

• Doucets, Ducotes, doucets, scouted

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kys.tɔd/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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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)

Further reading

• “custode”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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

Related terms

• custodia
• custodire

Further reading

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

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

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	custode	custodeul		custozi	custozii
genitive-dative	custode	custodeului		custozi	custozilor
vocative	custodeule			custozilor