kontra

See also: Kontra and kontra-

English

Noun

kontra (plural kontras)

1. Synonym of bugarija
2. (music) A large instrument, similar to a viola but with three strings and a flat bridge, originating in the traditional music of Transylvania.
3. (music) The harmonic and rhythmic part of certain Hungarian folk music, as opposed to the melodic part.

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

Anagrams

• Kantor

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Hungarian

Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin contra (“against”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkontrɒ]
• Hyphenation: kon‧tra

Noun

kontra (plural kontrák)

1. (card games) double
2. (music) accompaniment in gypsy band
3. coaster brake
4. cons

   pró és kontra ― pros and cons

5. (sports) counter

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	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
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

• kontrás

Adverb

kontra

1. versus

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Maltese

Etymology

Eventually from Latin contra. Compare Italian contra, contro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔntrɐ/

Preposition

kontra

1. against