контраст
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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from French contraste, partially under the influence of Russian контра́ст (kontrást).
Pronunciation
Noun
контра́ст • (kontrást) m (relational adjective контра́стен)
- contrast (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
Declension
Declension of контра́ст
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | контра́ст kontrást |
контра́сти kontrásti |
| definite (subject form) |
контра́стът kontrástǎt |
контра́стите kontrástite |
| definite (object form) |
контра́ста kontrásta | |
| count form | — | контра́ста kontrásta |
Derived terms
- контра́стност (kontrástnost)
References
- “контраст”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
Anagrams
- кратност (kratnost)
Kazakh
| Alternative scripts | |
|---|---|
| Arabic | كونتراست |
| Cyrillic | контраст |
| Latin | kontrast |
Noun
контраст • (kontrast)
Kyrgyz
Noun
контраст • (kontrast) (Arabic spelling قونتراست)
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
контраст • (kontrast) m (relational adjective контрастен or контрастивен)
Declension
Declension of контраст
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | контраст | контрасти |
| definite unspecified | контрастот | контрастите |
| definite proximal | контрастов | контрастиве |
| definite distal | контрастон | контрастине |
| vocative | контрасту | контрасти |
| count form | — | контраста |
Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
контра́ст • (kontrást) m inan (genitive контра́ста, nominative plural контра́сты, genitive plural контра́стов)
Declension
Declension of контра́ст (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | контра́ст kontrást |
контра́сты kontrásty |
| genitive | контра́ста kontrásta |
контра́стов kontrástov |
| dative | контра́сту kontrástu |
контра́стам kontrástam |
| accusative | контра́ст kontrást |
контра́сты kontrásty |
| instrumental | контра́стом kontrástom |
контра́стами kontrástami |
| prepositional | контра́сте kontráste |
контра́стах kontrástax |
Related terms
- контрасти́ровать (kontrastírovatʹ)
- контрастность (kontrastnostʹ)
- контра́стный (kontrástnyj)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Noun
ко̀нтраст m (Latin spelling kòntrast)
Declension
Declension of контраст
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ко̀нтраст | контрасти |
| genitive | контраста | ко̏нтра̄ста̄ |
| dative | контрасту | контрастима |
| accusative | контраст | контрасте |
| vocative | контрасте | контрасти |
| locative | контрасту | контрастима |
| instrumental | контрастом | контрастима |
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from French contraste.
Pronunciation
Noun
контра́ст • (kontrást) m inan (genitive контра́сту, nominative plural контра́сти, genitive plural контра́стів)
- contrast
- Synonym: протиле́жність f (protyléžnistʹ)
Declension
Declension of контра́ст (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | контра́ст kontrást |
контра́сти kontrásty |
| genitive | контра́сту kontrástu |
контра́стів kontrástiv |
| dative | контра́стові, контра́сту kontrástovi, kontrástu |
контра́стам kontrástam |
| accusative | контра́ст kontrást |
контра́сти kontrásty |
| instrumental | контра́стом kontrástom |
контра́стами kontrástamy |
| locative | контра́сті kontrásti |
контра́стах kontrástax |
| vocative | контра́сте kontráste |
контра́сти kontrásty |
Derived terms
- контра́стний (kontrástnyj)
- контрастува́ти impf (kontrastuváty)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “контраст”, 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), “контраст”, 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
- “контраст”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “контраст”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “контраст”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)