"contra-" meaning in All languages combined

See contra- on Wiktionary

Prefix [Catalan]

IPA: [ˌkɔn.tɾə] [Balearic, Central], [ˌkon.tɾa] [Valencian]
Etymology: From Latin contra (“against”). Etymology templates: {{der|ca|la|contra||against}} Latin contra (“against”) Head templates: {{head|ca|prefix}} contra-
  1. counter-, contra- Tags: morpheme Related terms: contra
    Sense id: en-contra--ca-prefix-3NSR~MCO Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header

Prefix [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈkɔn.traː/ Audio: Nl-contra-.ogg
Etymology: From Latin contra (“against”). Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|la|contra||against}} Latin contra (“against”) Head templates: {{head|nl|prefix}} contra-
  1. contra- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-contra--nl-prefix-7gI8S3Xh Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header

Prefix [English]

Etymology: From Latin contra (“against”). Doublet of counter-. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|contra||against}} Latin contra (“against”), {{doublet|en|counter-}} Doublet of counter- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} contra-, {{en-prefix}} contra-
  1. against; in opposition to Tags: morpheme Synonyms (against): anti-, counter-, dis-, ob- Derived forms: contraband, contraceptive, contraclockwise, contradict, contradiction, contraindication, contrarotating, contrary Related terms: contra

Prefix [French]

IPA: /kɔ̃.tʁa/
Etymology: From Latin contra (“against”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|contra||against}} Latin contra (“against”) Head templates: {{fr-prefix}} contra-
  1. contra- Tags: morpheme Derived forms: contraceptif, contraception, contradiction, contraposée
    Sense id: en-contra--fr-prefix-7gI8S3Xh Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Prefix [Italian]

Etymology: From Latin contra (“against”). Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|contra||against}} Latin contra (“against”) Head templates: {{head|it|prefix}} contra-
  1. contra- Tags: morpheme Synonyms: contro-
    Sense id: en-contra--it-prefix-7gI8S3Xh Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

Prefix [Portuguese]

Etymology: From Latin contra (“against”). Etymology templates: {{uder|pt|la|contra||against}} Latin contra (“against”) Head templates: {{head|pt|prefix}} contra-
  1. counter- (in opposition to) Tags: morpheme Related terms: contra
    Sense id: en-contra--pt-prefix-C~7HwVXV Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese undefined derivations

Prefix [Spanish]

Etymology: From Latin contrā (“against”). Etymology templates: {{der|es|la|contrā||against}} Latin contrā (“against”) Head templates: {{head|es|prefix}} contra-
  1. contra- Tags: morpheme Related terms: contra
    Sense id: en-contra--es-prefix-7gI8S3Xh Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for contra- meaning in All languages combined (6.8kB)

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        "3": "contra",
        "4": "",
        "5": "against"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin contra (“against”)",
      "name": "uder"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin contra (“against”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "contra-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "contra"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Portuguese lemmas",
        "Portuguese prefixes",
        "Portuguese terms derived from Latin",
        "Portuguese undefined derivations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "counter- (in opposition to)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "counter-",
          "counter-"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "contra-"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "contrā",
        "4": "",
        "5": "against"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin contrā (“against”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin contrā (“against”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "contra-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "contra"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish prefixes",
        "Spanish terms derived from Latin"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "contra-"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "contra-",
          "contra-#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "contra-"
}

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