gardaí

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gardaí^¹

noun

plural plural of garda

Gardaí^²

/ˈɡɑrdaɪ/ US
/ˈɡɑrdiː/ US
/ˈɡɑːdiː/ UK
/ˈɡɑːdaɪ/ UK

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

proper noun Gardai

plural, plural only The national police force of the Republic of Ireland.
Similar: Garda
Ireland, plural, plural only Synonym of police generally. Sure don't mind the Gardaí they say. They can't see in.
Similar: police generally

noun Gardai

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.

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@misc{gardai_2026,
  title = {gardaí},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/garda%C3%AD},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}