kontra-

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See also: kontra and Kontra

Danish

Prefix

kontra-

  1. counter-
    intuitiv -> kontraintuitiv
    anke -> kontraanke

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with kontra-

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contrā.

Pronunciation

Prefix

kontra-

  1. counter- (in opposition to)
  2. double (in music, of an instrument, sounding an octave lower)

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with kontra-

Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin contra (“against”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkontrɒ]
  • Hyphenation: kont‧ra

Prefix

kontra-

  1. (sciences) contra-, counter-
  2. against (an opposite direction)
  3. (music) contra- (a deeper voice, both human and instrument)

Derived terms

Hungarian terms prefixed with kontra-

See also

References

  1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Swedish

Prefix

kontra-

  1. contra-, counter-; making an opposite

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with kontra-

Anagrams

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