contra-

See also: contra, Contra, and contrà

English

Etymology

From Latin contra (“against”). Doublet of counter-.

Prefix

contra-

1. against; in opposition to

Synonyms

• (against): anti-, counter-, dis-, ob-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with contra-

terms derived from contra-

• contraband
• contraceptive
• contraclockwise
• contradict
• contradiction
• contraindication
• contrarotating
• contrary

Related terms

• contra

Anagrams

• Cantor, Carnot, Carton, Catron, TRACON, cantor, carton, corant, craton, tracon

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin contra (“against”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌkɔn.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌkon.tɾa]

Prefix

contra-

1. counter-, contra-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with contra-

Related terms

• contra

Further reading

• “contra-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “contra-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “contra-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin contra (“against”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔn.traː/

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Prefix

contra-

1. contra-

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with contra-

French

Etymology

From Latin contra (“against”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.tʁa/
• Homophones: contrat, contrats

Prefix

contra-

1. contra-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with contra-

• contraceptif
• contraception
• contradiction
• contraposée

Italian

Etymology

From Latin contra (“against”).

Prefix

contra-

1. contra-

   Synonym: contro-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with contra-

Anagrams

• Tronca, tronca

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin contra (“against”).

Prefix

contra-

1. counter- (in opposition to)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with contra-

Related terms

• contra

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin contrā (“against”).

Prefix

contra-

1. contra-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with contra-

Related terms

• contra

 

Further reading

• “contra-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28