kontra
See also: Kontra, kontra-, and kontrą
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
- Appendix:Glossary of chordophones
Anagrams
- Kantor
Hungarian
Etymology
From the Latin contra (“against”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkontrɒ]
- Hyphenation: kon‧tra
- Rhymes: -rɒ
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
- kontrás
Adverb
kontra
- versus
Further reading
- kontra in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sicilian contra and/or Italian contra, both from Latin contra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔn.tra/
Preposition
kontra
- against
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 | ||
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contrā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔn.tra/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔntra
- Syllabification: kon‧tra
Noun
kontra f
- counterblow, counterpunch
- (sports) counter-attack
- Synonym: kontratak
- (bridge) double
Declension
Declension of kontra
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kontra | kontry |
| genitive | kontry | kontr |
| dative | kontrze | kontrom |
| accusative | kontrę | kontry |
| instrumental | kontrą | kontrami |
| locative | kontrze | kontrach |
| vocative | kontro | kontry |
Derived terms
verbs
- kontrować
- skontrować
Related terms
prefix
- kontr-
Preposition
kontra
- contra
- Synonyms: przeciw, przeciwko
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
- IPA(key): /kôntra/
Preposition
kȍntra (Cyrillic spelling ко̏нтра)
- (dialectal-Dalmatia) against
- ništa kontra Splita ― nothing against Split
Synonyms
- protiv
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin contra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔntra/
Verb
kontra (present kontrar, preterite kontrade, supine kontrat, imperative kontra)
- to counter-attack
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
- kontring
Related terms
- kontra-
Anagrams
- torkan
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish contra.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: kon‧tra
- IPA(key): /ˈkontɾa/, [ˈkon.tɾɐ]
Audio (file)
Preposition
kontra
- against, anti-
- Synonym: laban sa
- Bakuna kontra tigdas
- Anti-measles vaccine
Derived terms
- kontrahin
- kontra sa
- kumontra