guerra

See also: Guerra and guèrra

Asturian

Etymology

From Late Latin *werra, *guerra, from Frankish *werra ‎(“riot, disturbance, quarrel”), from Proto-Germanic *werzō ‎(“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 ‎(“worse”). More at worse, wurst.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɛr.ra/, [ˈɡwɛr̺r̺ä]

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• Hyphenation: guèr‧ra

Noun

guerra f ‎(plural guerre)

1. war, warfare

Related terms

Related terms

• dichiarazione di guerra
• guerra civile
• guerrafondaio
• guerra fredda
• guerraiolo
• guerraiuolo

• guerra mondiale
• guerreggiante
• guerreggiare
• guerreggiatore
• guerrescamente
• guerresco

• guerricciola
• guerriera
• guerriero
• guerriglia
• guerrigliera
• guerrigliero

Anagrams

• urgerà

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Old Portuguese

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛ.ra/

Noun

guerra f ‎(plural guerras)

1. war

Antonyms

• (war): paz

Descendants

• Fala: guerra
• Galician: guerra
• Portuguese: guerra

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Portuguese

Guerra

Etymology

From Old Portuguese guerra, gerra, 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 Spanish guerra, Italian guerra, French guerre and English war.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛ.ʁɐ/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛ.ha/

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Noun

guerra f (plural guerras)

1. war (organised, large-scale armed conflict)
2. (uncountable) war; warfare (the waging of war)
3. (figuratively) war (any large-scale conflict)

Synonyms

• (conflict): conflito

Antonyms

• (warfare): paz

Derived terms

• guerrinha (diminutive)
• guerrona (augmentative)
• guerrear
• guerreiro

Related terms

• guerrilha

See also

• batalha, bélico, combate, beligerência

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• uiara (Sursilvan)
• veara, gueara (Sutsilvan)
• ghera (Surmiran)

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

Alternative forms

• verra, uerra

Etymology

From Late Latin *werra, *guerra, from Frankish *werra ‎(“riot, disturbance, quarrel”) from Proto-Germanic *werrō ‎(“confusion, disarray”). Compare Italian guerra, Neapolitan uerra.

Pronunciation

• (Trapani) IPA^(key): [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^(key): /ˈɡera/

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, choque, combate, conflagración, conflicto, contienda, cruzada, enfrentamiento, guerrilla, hostilidades, lid, lucha, ofensiva, pelea, refriega

Antonyms

• paz, concordia

Derived terms

• guerra civil
• guerrear
• guerrero
• guerrilla