antagonista

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (antagōnízesthai, “antagonize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)
• Rhymes: -ista
• Hyphenation: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta

Adjective

antagonista m or f (masculine and feminine plural antagonistes)

1. antagonistic

Noun

antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonistes)

1. antagonist

   Antonym: protagonista

Related terms

• antagonisme

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (antagōnízesthai, “antagonize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.ta.ɡoˈni.sta/
• Rhymes: -ista
• Hyphenation: an‧ta‧go‧nì‧sta

Noun

antagonista m or f by sense (masculine plural antagonisti, feminine plural antagoniste)

1. antagonist (all senses)
2. rival

Descendants

• → Maltese: antagonista

Adjective

antagonista (masculine plural antagonisti, feminine plural antagoniste)

1. antagonist, antagonistic

   Antonym: protagonista

Related terms

• antagonistico

Further reading

• antagonista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian antagonista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.ta.ɡɔˈniːs.ta/

• Audio (Gozo)

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• Rhymes: -iːsta

Noun

antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonisti)

1. antagonist

Related terms

Polish

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antagonista

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Etymology

Borrowed from French antagoniste, from Latin antagōnista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.ta.ɡɔˈɲis.ta/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta

Noun

antagonista m pers (female equivalent antagonistka)

1. (literary) antagonist (someone who acts against someone else)

   Synonyms: adwersarz, oponent, przeciwnik

   Antonym: zwolennik

2. (film, literature, theater) antagonist (main opponent)

   Antonym: protagonista

Declension

Noun

antagonista m inan

1. (anatomy) antagonist (a muscle that acts in opposition to another)
2. (anatomy) antagonist tooth (a tooth that touches another on the opposite jaw)
3. (biochemistry) antagonist tooth (a chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of agonist chemicals)

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• antagonista in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• antagonista in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”, from ἀντί (antí, “against”) +‎ ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (antagōnízesthai, “antagonize”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Brazil):

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• Rhymes: (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ, (Brazil) -istɐ, (Southern Brazil) -ista
• Hyphenation: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta

Noun

antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonistas)

1. antagonist (opponent)

   Synonyms: oponente, adversário, contraditor, competidor, opositor, inimigo

   Antonyms: aliado, amigo, parceiro

2. (literature) antagonist

   Synonym: vilão

   Antonym: protagonista

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (antagōnízesthai, “antagonize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /antaɡoˈnista/

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta

Adjective

antagonista m or f (masculine and feminine plural antagonistas)

1. antagonistic

Noun

antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonistas)

1. antagonist

   Antonym: protagonista

2. (biochemistry) antagonist

   Antonym: agonista

Related terms

Further reading

• “antagonista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014