counter-

See also: counter

English

Etymology

From Middle English counter-, cownter-, countre-, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Anglo-Norman countre-, from Old French contre, ultimately from Latin contra (“against”).

Prefix

counter-

1. in opposition to

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with counter-

Related terms

• counter
• contra-

Translations

in opposition to

• Catalan: contra- (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 反 (zh) (fǎn)

• Finnish: vasta- (fi)
• French: contre- (fr)
• German: gegen- (de), kontra- (de)
• Greek: αντι- (el) (anti-)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: contro-
• Japanese: 反 (ja) (はん, han)
• Portuguese: contra- (pt)
• Russian: контр- (kontr-), противо- (protivo-)
• Scottish Gaelic: frith-
• Serbo-Croatian: protiv-, против-
• Spanish: contra-

Anagrams

• Cureton, Cutrone, cornute, countre, recount, trounce