контратака
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Russian
Etymology
контр- (kontr-, “counter-”) + ата́ка (atáka, “attack”)
Pronunciation
Noun
контрата́ка • (kontratáka) f inan (genitive контрата́ки, nominative plural контрата́ки, genitive plural контрата́к)
- counter-attack (an attack made in response to an attack by the opponents)
Declension
Declension of контрата́ка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | контрата́ка kontratáka |
контрата́ки kontratáki |
| genitive | контрата́ки kontratáki |
контрата́к kontraták |
| dative | контрата́ке kontratáke |
контрата́кам kontratákam |
| accusative | контрата́ку kontratáku |
контрата́ки kontratáki |
| instrumental | контрата́кой, контрата́кою kontratákoj, kontratákoju |
контрата́ками kontratákami |
| prepositional | контрата́ке kontratáke |
контрата́ках kontratákax |
Ukrainian
Etymology
From контр- (kontr-) + ата́ка (atáka).
Pronunciation
Noun
контрата́ка • (kontratáka) f inan (genitive контрата́ки, nominative plural контрата́ки, genitive plural контрата́к)
- counter-attack, counterattack
- Synonym: контрна́ступ m (kontrnástup)
Declension
Declension of контрата́ка (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | контрата́ка kontratáka |
контрата́ки kontratáky |
| genitive | контрата́ки kontratáky |
контрата́к kontraták |
| dative | контрата́ці kontratáci |
контрата́кам kontratákam |
| accusative | контрата́ку kontratáku |
контрата́ки kontratáky |
| instrumental | контрата́кою kontratákoju |
контрата́ками kontratákamy |
| locative | контрата́ці kontratáci |
контрата́ках kontratákax |
| vocative | контрата́ко kontratáko |
контрата́ки kontratáky |
Derived terms
- контратакува́ти impf or pf (kontratakuváty)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “контратака”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “контратака”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “контратака”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “контратака”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “контратака”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)