antagonista

antagonista

See also: antagonistą

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ən.tə.ɡuˈnis.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /an.ta.ɡoˈnis.ta/

Adjective

antagonista (masculine and feminine plural antagonistes)

1. antagonistic

Noun

antagonista m or f (plural antagonistes)

1. antagonist

   Antonym: protagonista

Related terms

• antagonisme

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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

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Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian antagonista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.ta.ɡɔˈniːs.ta/
• Rhymes: -iːsta

Noun

antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonisti)

1. antagonist

Related terms

• antagoniżmu
• antagonizza

 

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Polish

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 (feminine 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

Declension of antagonista

	singular	plural
nominative	antagonista	antagoniści
genitive	antagonisty	antagonistów
dative	antagoniście	antagonistom
accusative	antagonistę	antagonistów
instrumental	antagonistą	antagonistami
locative	antagoniście	antagonistach
vocative	antagonisto	antagoniści

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

Declension of antagonista

	singular	plural
nominative	antagonista	antagonisty
genitive	antagonisty	antagonistów
dative	antagoniście	antagonistom
accusative	antagonistę	antagonisty
instrumental	antagonistą	antagonistami
locative	antagoniście	antagonistach
vocative	antagonisto	antagonisty

Derived terms

adjective

• antagonistyczny

 

adverb

• antagonistycznie

 

Related terms

noun

• antagonizm

 

verbs

• antagonizować
• zantagonizować

 

Further reading

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

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ta.ɡoˈnis.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ta.ɡoˈnis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ta.ɡoˈniʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ta.ɡoˈnis.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.tɐ.ɡuˈniʃ.tɐ/ [ɐ̃.tɐ.ɣuˈniʃ.tɐ]

• Audio (Brazil)

  (file)

• 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

Related terms

• antagónico
• antagonismo

 

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Spanish

Etymology

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/ [ãn̪.t̪a.ɣ̞oˈnis.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta

Adjective

antagonista (plural antagonistas)

1. antagonistic

Noun

antagonista m or f (plural antagonistas)

1. antagonist

   Antonym: protagonista

2. (biochemistry) antagonist

   Antonym: agonista

Related terms

• antagónico
• antagonismo

Further reading

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