guerra

Asturian

Etymology

From Late Latin *werra, *guerra, from Frankish *werra (“riot, disturbance, quarrel”), from Proto-Germanic *werzō, *werzá- (“confusion, disarray”), from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“to mix up, confuse, beat, thresh”).

Noun

guerra f (plural guerres)

1. war

Derived terms

• guerra civil

Related terms

• guerreru
• guerriar

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Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin *werra, *guerra, from Frankish *werra (“riot, disturbance, quarrel”), from Proto-Germanic *werzō, *werzá- (“confusion, disarray”), from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“to mix up, confuse, beat, thresh”).

Noun

guerra f (plural guerres)

1. war

Antonyms

• (war): pau

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Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin *werra, *guerra, from Frankish *werra (“riot, disturbance, quarrel”), from Proto-Germanic *werzō, *werzá- (“confusion, disarray”), from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“to mix up, confuse, beat, thresh”).

Noun

guerra f (plural guerras)

1. war

Antonyms

• (war): paz

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Interlingua

Noun

guerra

1. war

See also

• bello

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Italian

Etymology

From Old Italian guerra, from Late Latin *werra, *guerra, from Frankish *werra (“riot, disturbance, quarrel”) from Proto-Germanic *werrō (“confusion, disarray”), from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“to mix up, confuse, beat, thresh”). Related to Old High German werra (“confusion, strife, quarrel”) (German verwirren (“to confuse”)), Old Saxon werran (“to confuse, perplex”), Dutch war (“confusion, disarray”), Old English wyrsa, wiersa. More at worse, wurst.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɡwɛr.ra/, X-SAMPA: /"gwEr.ra/

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Noun

guerra f (plural guerre)

1. war, warfare

Related terms

• dichiarazione di guerra
• guerra civile
• guerra fredda
• guerrafondaio
• guerraiolo
• guerraiuolo
• guerra mondiale
• guerreggiante
• guerreggiare
• guerreggiatore
• guerrescamente
• guerresco
• guerricciola
• guerriera
• guerriero
• guerriglia
• guerrigliera
• guerrigliero

Anagrams

• urgerà

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Portuguese

Guerra

Etymology

From Late Latin *werra, *guerra, from Frankish *werra (“riot, disturbance, quarrel”), from Proto-Germanic *werzō, *werzá- (“confusion, disarray”), from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“to mix up, confuse, beat, thresh”). Compare Spanish guerra, Italian guerra, French guerre.

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA: /ˈgɛ.ha/
• (Portugal) IPA: /ˈgɛ.ʁɐ/

Noun

guerra f (plural guerras)

1. war
2. (uncountable) warfare

Synonyms

• conflito

Antonyms

• (warfare) paz

Related terms

• guerreiro, guerrilha, guerrear
• batalha, bélico, combate, beligerência

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Romansch

Etymology

From Late Latin *werra, *guerra, from Frankish *werra (“riot, disturbance, quarrel”), from Proto-Germanic *werzō, *werzá- (“confusion, disarray”), from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“to mix up, confuse, beat, thresh”).

Noun

guerra f (plural guerras)

1. war

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Sicilian

Pronunciation

• (Trapani) IPA: [ˈɡwɛʐʐa]
• Hyphenation: guèr‧ra

Noun

guerra f (plural guerri)

1. war

Antonyms

• paci

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin *werra, *guerra, from Frankish *werra (“riot, disturbance, quarrel”), from Proto-Germanic *werzō, *werzá- (“confusion, disarray”), from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“to mix up, confuse, beat, thresh”). Compare Portuguese guerra, Italian guerra, French guerre.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɡe.ra/

Noun

guerra f (plural guerras)

1. war, warfare

   La guerra entre los Estados Unidos e Irak

   The war between the United States and Iraq

Synonyms

• conflicto bélico

Antonyms

• paz

Derived terms

• guerra civil
• guerrero
• guerrilla