Contra

See also: contra, contrà, and contra-

English

Etymology

Short for Spanish contrarrevolucionarios (“counter-revolutionaries”).

Noun

Contra (plural Contras)

  1. A member of any of various rightist guerrilla groups violently opposing the socialist Sandinista government of Nicaragua and secretly funded by the United States government in the 1980s.

Translations

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Latin contra. Doublet of Konter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔntʁa/
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Noun

Contra n (strong, genitive Contras, plural Contras)

  1. alternative spelling of Kontra

Declension

Declension of Contra [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Contra die Contras
genitive eines des Contras der Contras
dative einem dem Contra den Contras
accusative ein das Contra die Contras

Proper noun

Contra m (proper noun, strong, genitive Contras, plural Contras)

  1. Contra

Declension

Declension of Contra [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Contra die Contras
genitive eines des Contras der Contras
dative einem dem Contra den Contras
accusative einen den Contra die Contras

Further reading

  • “Contra” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Contra” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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