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Russian
Etymology 1
Clipping of контрреволю́ция (kontrrevoljúcija).
Pronunciation
Noun
ко́нтра • (kóntra) f anim or f inan (genitive ко́нтры, nominative plural ко́нтры, genitive plural контр)
- (historical, derogatory, often collective, politics) counterrevolutionary, counterrevolutionaries; counterrevolution (especially in reference to the 1917 Russian Revolution)
Declension
Etymology 2
Clipping of контро́льная (kontrólʹnaja).
Pronunciation
Noun
контра́ • (kontrá) f inan (genitive контры́, nominative plural контры́, genitive plural контр)
- (colloquial) (a small) school test
- Synonyms: контро́льная (kontrólʹnaja), контро́льная рабо́та (kontrólʹnaja rabóta)
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From the Latin contra (“against”).
Pronunciation
Preposition
ко̏нтра (Latin spelling kȍntra)
- (dialectal-Dalmatia) against
- Synonym: против
- ништа контра Сплита ― nothing against Split