protagoniste

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρωτᾰγωνῐστής (prōtăgōnĭstḗs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.ta.ɡɔ.nist/

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Noun

protagoniste m (plural protagonistes)

1. protagonist (the main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama)

   Coordinate terms: antagoniste, deutéragoniste

   Near-synonym: héros

Further reading

• “protagoniste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pro.ta.ɡoˈnis.te/
• Rhymes: -iste
• Hyphenation: pro‧ta‧go‧nì‧ste

Noun

protagoniste f

1. plural of protagonista