противага

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Ukrainian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From проти- (proty-, counter-) +‎ вага́ (vahá, weight). Compare Belarusian проціва́га (prociváha), Polish przeciwwaga.

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Noun[edit]

протива́га (protyváhaf inan (genitive протива́ги, nominative plural протива́ги, genitive plural протива́г)

  1. counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise
    на протива́гу (+ dative)na protyváhuin contrast (to) (literally, “as a counterbalance/counterweight (to)”)

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