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kontra-

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See also: kontra, Kontra, and kontrą

Danish

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Prefix

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kontra-

  1. counter-
    kontra- + ‎intuitiv → ‎kontraintuitiv
    kontra- + ‎anke → ‎kontraanke

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin contrā.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔntʁa/
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kontra-

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

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From Latin contra (against).[1]

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

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kontra-

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

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References

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  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

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Latin contra (against).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔn.tra/
  • Rhymes: -tra
  • Hyphenation: kon‧tra

Prefix

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kontra-

  1. contra- (against; in opposition to)

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Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin contra.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔn.tra/
  • Rhymes: -ɔntra
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Prefix

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kontra-

  1. counter-
    Synonyms: anty-, przeciw-
    kontra- + ‎pas → ‎kontrapas

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Further reading

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  • kontra- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

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Prefix

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kontra-

  1. contra-, counter-; making an opposite

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