contra-
English
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From Latin contrā (“against”). Doublet of counter-.
Prefix
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- Against; in opposition to.
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[edit]Catalan
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[edit]From Latin contra (“against”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Northern) [ˌko̞n.tɾə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˌkɔn.tɾə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˌkon.tɾa]
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “contra-”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “contra-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
- “contra-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Dutch
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[edit]From Latin contra (“against”).
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[edit]French
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[edit]From Latin contra (“against”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tʁa/
- Homophones: contrat, contrats
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[edit]Italian
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[edit]From Latin contra (“against”).
Prefix
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[edit]Portuguese
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[edit]From Latin contra (“against”).
Prefix
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- counter- (in opposition to)
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “contra-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “contra-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
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[edit]From Latin contrā (“against”).
Prefix
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “contra-”, 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
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