antagonista
See also: antagonistą
Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ən.tə.ɣuˈnis.tə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [an.ta.ɣoˈnis.ta]
Audio (Barcelona): (file) - Rhymes: -ista
- Hyphenation: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta
Adjective
[edit]antagonista m or f (masculine and feminine plural antagonistes)
Noun
[edit]antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonistes)
- antagonist
- Antonym: protagonista
Related terms
[edit]Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]antagonista m or f by sense (masculine plural antagonisti, feminine plural antagoniste)
- antagonist (all senses)
- rival
Descendants
[edit]- → Maltese: antagonista
Adjective
[edit]antagonista m or f by sense (masculine plural antagonisti, feminine plural antagoniste)
- antagonist, antagonistic
- Antonym: protagonista
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- antagonista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Maltese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian antagonista.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonisti)
Related terms
[edit]Polish
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French antagoniste, from Latin antagōnista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]antagonista m pers (female equivalent antagonistka)
- (literary) antagonist (someone who acts against someone else)
- Synonyms: adwersarz, oponent, przeciwnik
- Antonym: zwolennik
- (film, literature, theater) antagonist (main opponent)
- Antonym: protagonista
Declension
[edit]Declension of antagonista
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | antagonista | antagoniści/antagonisty (deprecative) |
| genitive | antagonisty | antagonistów |
| dative | antagoniście | antagonistom |
| accusative | antagonistę | antagonistów |
| instrumental | antagonistą | antagonistami |
| locative | antagoniście | antagonistach |
| vocative | antagonisto | antagoniści |
Noun
[edit]antagonista m inan
- (anatomy) antagonist (a muscle that acts in opposition to another)
- (anatomy) antagonist tooth (a tooth that touches another on the opposite jaw)
- (biochemistry) antagonist tooth (a chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of agonist chemicals)
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]adjective
adverb
Related terms
[edit]noun
Further reading
[edit]- antagonista in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- antagonista in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”, from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ta.ɡoˈnis.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ta.ɡoˈniʃ.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ta.ɡoˈnis.ta/
Audio (Brazil): (file) - Rhymes: (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ, (Brazil) -istɐ, (Southern Brazil) -ista
- Hyphenation: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta
Noun
[edit]antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonistas)
- antagonist (opponent)
- Synonyms: oponente, adversário, contraditor, competidor, opositor, inimigo
- Antonyms: aliado, amigo, parceiro
- (literature) antagonist
- Synonym: vilão
- Antonym: protagonista
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “antagonista”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “antagonista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /antaɡoˈnista/ [ãn̪.t̪a.ɣ̞oˈnis.t̪a]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -ista
- Syllabification: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta
Adjective
[edit]antagonista m or f (masculine and feminine plural antagonistas)
Noun
[edit]antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonistas)
- antagonist
- Synonym: contravida
- Antonym: protagonista
- (biochemistry) antagonist
- Antonym: agonista
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “antagonista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish antagonista, from Late Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔantaɡoˈnista/ [ʔɐn̪.t̪ɐ.ɣoˈn̪is.t̪ɐ]
- Rhymes: -ista
- Syllabification: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta
Noun
[edit]antagonista (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜄᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)
- antagonist
- Synonyms: kalaban, kakontra, kasalungat, kontrabida, opositor, katunggali, kabaka
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “antagonista”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
- “antagonista”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 38
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