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guerrilha.

guerrilla (war carried out by small independent groups)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡeˈʁi.ʎɐ/Brazil[ɡeˈhi.ʎɐ]Brazil/ɡeˈʁi.ʎɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ɡeˈχi.ʎɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. guerrilla (war carried out by small independent groups)

    feminine
  2. a band of guerrilla fighters

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wers-der. Proto-Germanic *werzaną Proto-West Germanic *werʀan Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *-u Frankish *werʀubor. Early Medieval Latin werra Spanish guerra Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin -ella Old Spanish -iella Spanish -illa Spanish guerrillabor. Portuguese guerrilha Borrowed from Spanish guerrilla.

noun/ɡeˈʁi.ʎɐ/Brazil[ɡeˈhi.ʎɐ]Brazil/ɡeˈʁi.ʎɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ɡeˈχi.ʎɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. guerrilla (irregular soldier)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wers-der. Proto-Germanic *werzaną Proto-West Germanic *werʀan Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *-u Frankish *werʀubor. Early Medieval Latin werra Spanish guerra Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin -ella Old Spanish -iella Spanish -illa Spanish guerrillabor. Portuguese guerrilha Borrowed from Spanish guerrilla.

verb/ɡeˈʁi.ʎɐ/Brazil[ɡeˈhi.ʎɐ]Brazil/ɡeˈʁi.ʎɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ɡeˈχi.ʎɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. inflection of guerrilhar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of guerrilhar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wers-der. Proto-Germanic *werzaną Proto-West Germanic *werʀan Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *-u Frankish *werʀubor. Early Medieval Latin werra Spanish guerra Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin -ella Old Spanish -iella Spanish -illa Spanish guerrillabor. Portuguese guerrilha Borrowed from Spanish guerrilla.

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