uerra

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Late Latin *werra, *guerra, from Frankish *werra (“riot, disturbance, quarrel”) from Proto-Germanic *werrō (“confusion, disarray”). Compare Sicilian guerra, verra, uerra, Italian guerra, Romansch guerra, uiara, veara, Friulian vuere.

Noun

uerra f (plural uerre)

1. war

   Sulo 'e muorte véreno 'a fine r"a uerra.

   Only the dead see the end of war.