"kontra" meaning in Maltese

See kontra in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /ˈkɔn.tra/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], kontrija [first-person, singular], kontrina [first-person, plural], kontrik [second-person, singular], kontrikom [plural, second-person], kontrih [masculine, singular, third-person], kontriha [feminine, singular, third-person], kontrihom [plural, third-person]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian contra and/or Italian contra, both from Latin contra. Etymology templates: {{bor+|mt|scn|contra}} Borrowed from Sicilian contra, {{bor|mt|it|contra}} Italian contra, {{der|mt|la|contra}} Latin contra Head templates: {{head|mt|preposition}} kontra Inflection templates: {{mt-prep-inflection-2|kontri|v}}
  1. against
    Sense id: en-kontra-mt-prep-pxjj6a76 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Maltese prepositions, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 10 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 4 4 3 1 1 1 11 1 2 1 5 2 1 1 0 12 12 4 3 1 1 12 1 1 10 1 2 0 4 0

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "contra"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sicilian contra",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "contra"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian contra",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "contra"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin contra",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sicilian contra and/or Italian contra, both from Latin contra.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mt-prep-inflection-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kontrija",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kontrina",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kontrik",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kontrikom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kontrih",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kontriha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kontrihom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "preposition"
      },
      "expansion": "kontra",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kontri",
        "2": "v"
      },
      "name": "mt-prep-inflection-2"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 10 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 4 3 1 1 1 11 1 2 1 5 2 1 1 0 12 12 4 3 1 1 12 1 1 10 1 2 0 4 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 10 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "against"
      ],
      "id": "en-kontra-mt-prep-pxjj6a76",
      "links": [
        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɔn.tra/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kontra"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 10 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "contra"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sicilian contra",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "contra"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian contra",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "contra"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin contra",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sicilian contra and/or Italian contra, both from Latin contra.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mt-prep-inflection-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kontrija",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kontrina",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kontrik",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kontrikom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kontrih",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kontriha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kontrihom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "preposition"
      },
      "expansion": "kontra",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kontri",
        "2": "v"
      },
      "name": "mt-prep-inflection-2"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese prepositions",
        "Maltese terms borrowed from Italian",
        "Maltese terms borrowed from Sicilian",
        "Maltese terms derived from Italian",
        "Maltese terms derived from Latin",
        "Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
        "Pages with 10 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "against"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɔn.tra/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kontra"
}

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