custodio

Etymology

From custōd- (“guardian”) +‎ -iō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kusˈtoː.di.oː/, [kʊs̠ˈt̪oːd̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kusˈto.di.o/, [kusˈt̪ɔːd̪io]

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

References

• custodio in Dizionario Latino, Olivetti
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “cŭstodīre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 2: C Q K, page 1595

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, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to keep in mind: memoria custodire
    

Verb

custodio

1. first-person singular present indicative of custodiar

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Latin custōdem +‎ -io.

Etymology 2

Further reading

• “custodio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10