guardacostas

/gwaɾðaˈkostas/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los guardacostas

Meaning

  1. coastguard

    Built from guarda (guards (from guardar)) + costas (coasts).

    • Los guardacostas rescataron al pescador.

      The coastguard rescued the fisherman.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • guarda guards (from guardar)
  • costas coasts

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Küstenwache

Küstenwache is the German word for the same thing — both mean "coastguard."

Practice

1 What does guardacostas mean?

2 Fill the gap: Los ___ rescataron al pescador.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches guardacostas?

nouncompound

Last updated