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Kontra
Kontra
German
Noun
Kontra n
- con (disadvantage of something)
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kontra
kontra
English
Noun
kontra (plural kontras)
- Synonym of bugarija
- (music) A large instrument, similar to a viola but with three strings and a flat bridge, originating in the traditional music of Transylvania.
- (music) The harmonic and rhythmic part of certain Hungarian folk music, as opposed to the melodic part.
See also
- Appendix:Glossary of chordophones
Hungarian
Etymology
From the Latin contra (“against”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkontrɒ]
- Hyphenation: kon‧tra
Noun
kontra (plural kontrák)
- (card games) double
- (music) accompaniment in gypsy band
- coaster brake
- cons
- pró és kontra ― pros and cons
- (sports) counter
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kontra | kontrák |
| accusative | kontrát | kontrákat |
| dative | kontrának | kontráknak |
| instrumental | kontrával | kontrákkal |
| causal-final | kontráért | kontrákért |
| translative | kontrává | kontrákká |
| terminative | kontráig | kontrákig |
| essive-formal | kontraként | kontrákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | kontrában | kontrákban |
| superessive | kontrán | kontrákon |
| adessive | kontránál | kontráknál |
| illative | kontrába | kontrákba |
| sublative | kontrára | kontrákra |
| allative | kontrához | kontrákhoz |
| elative | kontrából | kontrákból |
| delative | kontráról | kontrákról |
| ablative | kontrától | kontráktól |
| Possessive forms of kontra | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | kontrám | kontráim |
| 2nd person sing. | kontrád | kontráid |
| 3rd person sing. | kontrája | kontrái |
| 1st person plural | kontránk | kontráink |
| 2nd person plural | kontrátok | kontráitok |
| 3rd person plural | kontrájuk | kontráik |
Derived terms
- kontrás
Adverb
kontra