contrarius

Latin

Etymology

From contrā (“against”) +‎ -ārius.

Pronunciation

Adjective

contrārius (feminine contrāria, neuter contrārium, adverb contrāriē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. opposite, opposed, contrary, conflicting, witherward
    ex contrario ― on the contrary (Caesar, de Bello Gallico, VII, 30)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative contrārius contrāria contrārium contrāriī contrāriae contrāria
genitive contrāriī contrāriae contrāriī contrāriōrum contrāriārum contrāriōrum
dative contrāriō contrāriae contrāriō contrāriīs
accusative contrārium contrāriam contrārium contrāriōs contrāriās contrāria
ablative contrāriō contrāriā contrāriō contrāriīs
vocative contrārie contrāria contrārium contrāriī contrāriae contrāria

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ibero-Romance:
    • Spanish: Contreras
  • Ancient borrowings:
    • → Albanian: kundruall
    • → Proto-Brythonic: *kuθrọl
  • Learned borrowings:

References

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