contra
English
/ˈkɒntɹə/
prep
Definitions
- against; contrary or opposed to; in opposition or contrast to
Etymology
Derived from Latin contra (against, opposite, in return, back).
Origin
Latin
contra
Gloss
against, opposite, in return, back
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
後, 背
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anticontra English
- contra- English
- contragredient English
- *contrata, *(terra) contrata Latin
- contra Latin
- contrarotulum Latin
- rotulus Latin
- kontra- Hungarian
- contra Italian
- contra- Italian
- contra- French
- contra Spanish, Castilian
- contra- Spanish, Castilian
- contrarrestar Spanish, Castilian
- contra Portuguese
- contra- Portuguese
- contre Old French
- contree Old French
- contrepartie Old French
- contra Catalan, Valencian
- contra- Catalan, Valencian
- contra Galician
- către Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- contra Occitan
- könter Westrobothnian
- *komterād Proto-Italic
- contra Asturian
- cuintri Friulian
- contra Ladin