custodiscono

Custodiscono is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb custodire. The verb means to guard, keep safe, preserve, or take care of something, and its subject can be a person, an institution, or a collective entity acting to safeguard objects, information, or rights.

Etymology and meaning: Custodire derives from Latin custodire, based on custus or custos, meaning guardian or keeper. The sense of guarding or maintaining possession is retained in modern Italian, with applications across legal, administrative, cultural, and everyday contexts.

Conjugation and forms: Custodire is an -ire verb with an -isc- pattern in several present forms. Full present indicative: io custodisco, tu custodisci, lui/lei custodisce, noi custodiamo, voi custodite, loro custodiscono. Custodiscono is specifically the form used when the subject is plural (they guard, they keep). Like other irregular -isc- verbs, custodire also shows variations in other tenses, but custodiscono remains a standard present-tense form for plural subjects.

Usage and contexts: The form custodiscono appears in sentences where multiple subjects are safeguarding or keeping something. Examples: Le autorità custodiscono i reperti archeologici. Le aziende custodiscono dati sensibili secondo le norme vigenti. I musei custodiscono opere d’arte di grande valore. In legal or administrative language, custodire can imply custody or physical possession, as in holding items, documents, or records.

Related terms: custode (guardian), custodia (custody, safe-keeping), custodire (to guard, to preserve). These terms share the same semantic field and are commonly used in legal, archival, and cultural contexts.

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