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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Latin contra (“against”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kontra (plural kontrák)
- (card games) double
- (music) accompaniment in gypsy band
- coaster brake
- cons
- pró és kontra ― pros and cons
- (sports) counter
Declension[edit]
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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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 | ||
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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[edit]
Adverb[edit]
kontra
Further reading[edit]
- 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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sicilian contra and/or Italian contra, both from Latin contra.
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
kontra
Inflection[edit]
- 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 | |||||
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Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||
1st person | kontrija | kontrina | |||
2nd person | kontrik | kontrikom | |||
3rd person | kontrih | kontriha | kontrihom |
Papiamentu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
kontra
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Latin contrā.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kontra f
- counterblow, counterpunch
- (sports) counter-attack
- Synonym: kontratak
- (bridge) double
Declension[edit]
Declension of kontra
Derived terms[edit]
verbs
Related terms[edit]
prefix
Preposition[edit]
kontra
Further reading[edit]
- kontra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kontra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Latin contra (“against”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
kȍntra (Cyrillic spelling ко̏нтра)
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
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[edit]
kontra (present kontrar, preterite kontrade, supine kontrat, imperative kontra)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of kontra (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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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[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- kontra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kontra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kontra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams[edit]
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkontɾa/ [ˈkon.tɾɐ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ontɾa
- Syllabification: kon‧tra
Preposition[edit]
kontra (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇ)
- against, anti-
- Synonyms: laban sa, salungat sa
- bakuna kontra tigdas ― anti-measles vaccine
Adjective[edit]
kontra (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇ)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
kontra (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇ)
- opposite; contrary
- Synonyms: kasalungat, kalaban
- negative side; con (of a debate)
- opposition; contradiction
- Synonyms: pagsalungat, pagkontra, pagtutol
- remedy
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