protagonista

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾu.tə.ɣuˈnis.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pɾo.tə.ɣuˈnis.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾo.ta.ɣoˈnis.ta]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

protagonista m or f by sense (plural protagonistes)

1. protagonist

   Antonym: antagonista

Derived terms

• protagonitzar

Related terms

• protagonisme

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprotaɡonɪsta]

Noun

protagonista m anim

1. protagonist (main character in a work)

Declension

Declension of protagonista (masculine animate in -a)

	singular	plural
nominative	protagonista	protagonisté, protagonisti
genitive	protagonisty	protagonistů
dative	protagonistovi	protagonistům
accusative	protagonistu	protagonisty
vocative	protagonisto	protagonisté, protagonisti
locative	protagonistovi	protagonistech
instrumental	protagonistou	protagonisty

Further reading

• “protagonista”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “protagonista”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρωταγωνιστής (prōtagōnistḗs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pro.ta.ɡoˈnis.ta/
• Rhymes: -ista
• Hyphenation: pro‧ta‧go‧nì‧sta

• Audio:

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Noun

protagonista m or f by sense (masculine plural protagonisti, feminine plural protagoniste)

1. protagonist

   Antonym: antagonista

Coordinate terms

• deuteragonista
• tritagonista

Further reading

• protagonista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French protagoniste, from Ancient Greek πρωταγωνιστής (prōtagōnistḗs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɔ.ta.ɡɔˈɲis.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: pro‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta

Noun

protagonista m pers (female equivalent protagonistka)

1. (film, literature, theater) protagonist (main character)

   Antonym: antagonista

2. protagonist (leading person in a contest)

Declension

Declension of protagonista

	singular	plural
nominative	protagonista	protagoniści/protagonisty (deprecative)
genitive	protagonisty	protagonistów
dative	protagoniście	protagonistom
accusative	protagonistę	protagonistów
instrumental	protagonistą	protagonistami
locative	protagoniście	protagonistach
vocative	protagonisto	protagoniści

Further reading

• protagonista in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French protagoniste.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.ta.ɡoˈnis.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.ta.ɡoˈnis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pɾo.ta.ɡoˈniʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.ta.ɡoˈnis.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾu.tɐ.ɡuˈniʃ.tɐ/ [pɾu.tɐ.ɣuˈniʃ.tɐ]

• Rhymes: -istɐ, -iʃtɐ
• Hyphenation: pro‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta

Noun

protagonista m or f by sense (plural protagonistas)

1. protagonist (main character)
2. protagonist (leading person in a contest)

Derived terms

• prota
• protagonizar

Further reading

• “protagonista”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “protagonista”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “protagonista”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “protagonista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “protagonista”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾotaɡoˈnista/ [pɾo.t̪a.ɣ̞oˈnis.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: pro‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta

Noun

protagonista m or f by sense (plural protagonistas)

1. protagonist, star

   Antonym: antagonista

Derived terms

• protagonizar

Related terms

• protagónico
• protagonismo

Further reading

• “protagonista”, 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