kontra
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English
Noun
kontra (plural kontras)
- Synonym of bugarija
- (music) A large instrument, similar to a viola but with three strings and a flat bridge, originating in the traditional music of Transylvania.
- (music) The harmonic and rhythmic part of certain Hungarian folk music, as opposed to the melodic part.
See also
Anagrams
Hungarian
Etymology
From the Latin contra (“against”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kontra (plural kontrák)
- (card games) double
- (music) accompaniment in gypsy band
- coaster brake
- cons
- pró és kontra ― pros and cons
- (sports) counter
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kontra | kontrák |
| accusative | kontrát | kontrákat |
| dative | kontrának | kontráknak |
| instrumental | kontrával | kontrákkal |
| causal-final | kontráért | kontrákért |
| translative | kontrává | kontrákká |
| terminative | kontráig | kontrákig |
| essive-formal | kontraként | kontrákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | kontrában | kontrákban |
| superessive | kontrán | kontrákon |
| adessive | kontránál | kontráknál |
| illative | kontrába | kontrákba |
| sublative | kontrára | kontrákra |
| allative | kontrához | kontrákhoz |
| elative | kontrából | kontrákból |
| delative | kontráról | kontrákról |
| ablative | kontrától | kontráktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
kontráé | kontráké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
kontráéi | kontrákéi |
| Possessive forms of kontra | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | kontrám | kontráim |
| 2nd person sing. | kontrád | kontráid |
| 3rd person sing. | kontrája | kontrái |
| 1st person plural | kontránk | kontráink |
| 2nd person plural | kontrátok | kontráitok |
| 3rd person plural | kontrájuk | kontráik |
Derived terms
Adverb
kontra
Further reading
- kontra in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sicilian contra and/or Italian contra, both from Latin contra.
Pronunciation
Preposition
kontra
Inflection
- The personal forms may also be formed analytically by adding forms of ta’, thus for example kontrija or kontra tiegħi (“against me”).
| Inflected forms of kontra | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||
| 1st person | kontrija | kontrina | |||
| 2nd person | kontrik | kontrikom | |||
| 3rd person | kontrih | kontriha | kontrihom | ||
Papiamentu
Etymology
Pronunciation
Preposition
kontra
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin contrā.
Pronunciation
Noun
kontra f
- counterblow, counterpunch
- (sports) counter-attack
- Synonym: kontratak
- (bridge) double
Declension
Declension of kontra
Derived terms
verbs
Related terms
prefix
Preposition
kontra
Further reading
- kontra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kontra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From the Latin contra (“against”).
Pronunciation
Preposition
kȍntra (Cyrillic spelling ко̏нтра)
Swedish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Preposition
kontra
- versus, contra
- Hur mycket bör man fokusera på kebabsåsens krämighet kontra annat?
- How much should you focus on the creaminess of the kebab sauce versus other things?
Verb
kontra (present kontrar, preterite kontrade, supine kontrat, imperative kontra)
Conjugation
Conjugation of kontra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | kontra | kontras | ||
| Supine | kontrat | kontrats | ||
| Imperative | kontra | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | kontren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | kontrar | kontrade | kontras | kontrades |
| Ind. plural1 | kontra | kontrade | kontras | kontrades |
| Subjunctive2 | kontre | kontrade | kontres | kontrades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | kontrande | |||
| Past participle | kontrad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- kontra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kontra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kontra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
Tagalog
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkontɾa/,
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ontɾa
- Syllabification: kon‧tra
Preposition
kontra (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇ)
- against, anti-
- Synonyms: laban sa, salungat sa
- bakuna kontra tigdas ― anti-measles vaccine
Adjective
kontra (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇ)
Derived terms
Related terms
Noun
kontra (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇ)
- opposite; contrary
- Synonyms: kasalungat, kalaban
- negative side; con (of a debate)
- opposition; contradiction
- Synonyms: pagsalungat, pagkontra, pagtutol
- remedy