kontra

kontra (plural kontras)

1. Synonym of bugarija.
2. (music) A large instrument, similar to a viola but with three strings and a flat bridge, originating in the traditional music of Transylvania.
3. (music) The harmonic and rhythmic part of certain Hungarian folk music, as opposed to the melodic part.

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

• Kantor

From the Latin contra (“against”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈkontrɒ]
• Hyphenation: kon‧tra
• Rhymes: -rɒ

kontra (plural kontrák)

1. (card games) double
2. (music) accompaniment in gypsy band
3. coaster brake
4. cons

   pró és kontra ― pros and cons

5. (sports) counter

kontra

1. versus

• kontra in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

From Latin contrā.

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

kontra

1. contra (against; contrary or opposed to; in opposition or contrast to)

kontra

1. contra (against; contrary or opposed; in opposition or contrast)

kontra

1. contra
   1. any of the musical instruments in the contrabass range, e.g. contrabassoon, contrabass clarinet or, especially, double bass
   2. a hint for a lower range sound than written, usually an octave lowe

• contra

Inherited from Old Spanish contra, from Latin contrā. Old Spanish had cuentra as well, with diphthongization of stressed Latin /ŏ/. As the word was generally atonic, the unstressed variant contra prevailed over time.

kontra (Hebrew spelling קונטרה)^[1]

1. against; versus (in opposition to)

   Synonym: verso

   Antonym: por

   • 2020 January 29, Metin Delevi, “El 27 de Enero es el dia de memoria de las viktimas del Nazismo, del Olokosto…”, in Şalom‎^[1]:

     Devemos de akodrar i azer akodrar de este kavzo, ke se finalizo kon 11 milyones de viktimas entre eyos 6 milyones de djudios, para luchar kontra el antisemitizmo i el rasizmo.

     We must remember and make others remember this event that ended with 11 million victims, among them 6 million Jews, to fight against antisemitism and racism.

2. on (the target of)
   • 2019 April 3, Metin DELEVİ, “Djudios en Christchurch i en la Mueva Zelanda?”, in Şalom‎^[2]:

     3 semanas antes, en el 15 de Marso egzaktamente, afito un atako kontra dos meshkitas en Christchurch.

     Three weeks ago, on the 15th of March to be exact, there was an attack on two mosques in Christchurch.

Borrowed from Sicilian contra and/or Italian contra, both from Latin contra.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔn.tra/

kontra

1. against

• The personal forms may also be formed analytically by adding forms of ta’, thus for example kontrija or kontra tiegħi (“against me”).

from Spanish contra.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔn.tra/

kontra

1. against

Learned borrowing from Latin contrā.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔn.tra/

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• Rhymes: -ɔntra
• Syllabification: kon‧tra

kontra f

1. counterblow, counterpunch
2. (sports) counter-attack

   Synonym: kontratak

3. (bridge) double

kontra

1. contra

   Synonyms: przeciw, przeciwko

• kontra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kontra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From the Latin contra (“against”).

• IPA^(key): /kôntra/

kȍntra (Cyrillic spelling ко̏нтра)

1. (dialectal-Dalmatia) against

   Synonym: protiv

   ništa kontra Splita ― nothing against Split

From Latin contra.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔntra/

kontra

1. versus, contra

   Hur mycket bör man fokusera på kebabsåsens krämighet kontra annat?

   How much should you focus on the creaminess of the kebab sauce versus other things?

kontra (present kontrar, preterite kontrade, supine kontrat, imperative kontra)

1. to counter-attack

• kontring

• kontra-

• kontra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kontra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kontra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• torkan

• kuntra — obsolete

Borrowed from Spanish contra, from Latin contrā.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkontɾa/ [ˈkon̪.t̪ɾɐ]

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    • Rhymes: -ontɾa
  • IPA^(key): /konˈtɾa/ [kon̪ˈt̪ɾa] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: kon‧tra

kontra (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇ)

1. against, anti-

   Synonyms: laban sa, salungat sa, anti

   bakuna kontra tigdas ― anti-measles vaccine

kontra (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇ)

1. opposed; running against

   Synonyms: laban, tutol, salungat, kasalungat

kontra (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇ)

1. opposite; contrary

   Synonyms: kasalungat, kalaban

2. negative side; con (of a debate)

   Synonyms: tutol, laban, salungat

3. opposition; contradiction

   Synonyms: pagsalungat, pagkontra, pagtutol

4. remedy

   Synonyms: lunas, gamot

• “kontra”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024

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