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kontra-

kontra-

See also: kontra and Kontra

German

Prefix

kontra-

  1. counter- (in opposition to)
  2. double (in music, of an instrument, sounding an octave lower)

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:German_words_prefixed_with_kontra-'>German words prefixed with kontra-</a>

Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin contra (against). [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkontrɒ]
  • Hyphenation: kont‧ra

Prefix

kontra-

  1. (sciences) contra-, counter-
  2. against (an opposite direction)
  3. (music) contra- (a deeper voice, both human and instrument)

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_words_prefixed_with_kontra-'>Hungarian words prefixed with kontra-</a>

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian prefixes

References

  1. Tótfalusi István, Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára. Tinta Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 2005, ISBN 963 7094 20 2

Swedish

Prefix

kontra-

  1. contra-, counter-; making an opposite

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Swedish_words_prefixed_with_kontra-'>Swedish words prefixed with kontra-</a>