# kontra
## English
### Noun

kontra (plural kontras)
* Synonym of bugarija
* (music) A large instrument, similar to a viola but with three strings and a flat bridge, originating in the traditional music of Transylvania.
* (music) The harmonic and rhythmic part of certain Hungarian folk music, as opposed to the melodic part.

#### See also

* Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

### Anagrams

* Kantor

## Hungarian
### Etymology

From the Latin contra (“against”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkontrɒ]
* Hyphenation: kon‧tra
* Rhymes: -rɒ

### Noun

kontra (plural kontrák)
* (card games) double
* (music) accompaniment in gypsy band
* coaster brake
* cons
    pró és kontra ― pros and cons
* (sports) counter

#### Derived terms

* kontrás

### Adverb

kontra
* versus

### Further reading

* kontra in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Latin contrā.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɔn.tra/
* Rhymes: -tra
* Hyphenation: kon‧tra

### Preposition

kontra
* contra (against; contrary or opposed to; in opposition or contrast to)

### Adjective

kontra
* contra (against; contrary or opposed; in opposition or contrast)

### Noun

kontra
* contra
** any of the musical instruments in the contrabass range, e.g. contrabassoon, contrabass clarinet or, especially, double bass
** a hint for a lower range sound than written, usually an octave lowe

## Ladino
### Alternative forms

* contra

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish contra, from Latin contrā. Old Spanish had cuentra as well, with diphthongization of stressed Latin /ŏ/. As the word was generally atonic, the unstressed variant contra prevailed over time.

### Preposition

kontra (Hebrew spelling קונטרה)
* against; versus (in opposition to)
    Synonym: verso
    Antonym: por
** 2020 January 29, Metin Delevi, “El 27 de Enero es el dia de memoria de las viktimas del Nazismo, del Olokosto…”, in Şalom‎:Devemos de akodrar i azer akodrar de este kavzo, ke se finalizo kon 11 milyones de viktimas entre eyos 6 milyones de djudios, para luchar kontra el antisemitizmo i el rasizmo.We must remember and make others remember this event that ended with 11 million victims, among them 6 million Jews, to fight against antisemitism and racism.
* on (the target of)
** 2019 April 3, Metin DELEVİ, “Djudios en Christchurch i en la Mueva Zelanda?”, in Şalom‎:3 semanas antes, en el 15 de Marso egzaktamente, afito un atako kontra dos meshkitas en Christchurch.Three weeks ago, on the 15th of March to be exact, there was an attack on two mosques in Christchurch.

### References

* ↑ “kontra”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola.

## Maltese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian contra and/or Italian contra, both from Latin contra.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɔn.tra/

### Preposition

kontra
* against

#### Inflection

* The personal forms may also be formed analytically by adding forms of ta’, thus for example kontrija or kontra tiegħi (“against me”).

## Papiamentu
### Etymology

from Spanish contra.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɔn.tra/

### Preposition

kontra
* against

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin contrā.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɔn.tra/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔntra
* Syllabification: kon‧tra

### Noun

kontra f
* counterblow, counterpunch
* (sports) counter-attack
    Synonym: kontratak
* (bridge) double

#### Derived terms

* kontrować
* skontrować

#### Related terms

* kontr-

### Preposition

kontra
* contra
    Synonyms: przeciw, przeciwko

### Further reading

* kontra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* kontra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From the Latin contra (“against”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kôntra/

### Preposition

kȍntra (Cyrillic spelling ко̏нтра)
* (dialectal-Dalmatia) against
    Synonym: protiv
    ništa kontra Splita ― nothing against Split

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Latin contra.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɔntra/

### Preposition

kontra
* versus, contra
    Hur mycket bör man fokusera på kebabsåsens krämighet kontra annat?How much should you focus on the creaminess of the kebab sauce versus other things?

### Verb

kontra (present kontrar, preterite kontrade, supine kontrat, imperative kontra)
* to counter-attack

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

#### Derived terms

* kontring

#### Related terms

* kontra-

### References

* kontra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* kontra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* kontra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* torkan

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* kuntra — obsolete

### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish contra, from Latin contrā.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog)
** IPA: /ˈkontɾa/ [ˈkon̪.t̪ɾɐ]
*** Audio:(file)
*** Rhymes: -ontɾa
** IPA: /konˈtɾa/ [kon̪ˈt̪ɾa] (obsolete)
* Syllabification: kon‧tra

### Preposition

kontra (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇ)
* against, anti-
    Synonyms: laban sa, salungat sa, anti
    bakuna kontra tigdas ― anti-measles vaccine

### Adjective

kontra (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇ)
* opposed; running against
    Synonyms: laban, tutol, salungat, kasalungat

#### Derived terms

* ikontra
* kakontra
* kontra sa
* kontra-eroplano
* kontra-gahum
* kontra-salaysay
* kontrabida
* kontrahan
* kontrahin
* kontralason
* kumontra
* magkontrahan
* mangontra
* pagkontra
* pakontra
* palakontra
* pangkontra
* pangontra

#### Related terms

* kontrabando
* kontradansa
* kontradiksiyon
* kontradiktoryo
* kontraehe
* kontragolpe
* kontraindikado
* kontraindikasyon
* kontramuwelye
* kontranatural
* kontraorden
* kontrapaso
* kontrapeso
* kontrapeste
* kontrapresyon
* kontrapruweba
* kontrapunto
* kontrapuwerte
* kontrarebolusyon
* kontraselyo
* kontrasenyas
* kontrasepsiyon

### Noun

kontra (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇ)
* opposite; contrary
    Synonyms: kasalungat, kalaban
* negative side; con (of a debate)
    Synonyms: tutol, laban, salungat
* opposition; contradiction
    Synonyms: pagsalungat, pagkontra, pagtutol
* remedy
    Synonyms: lunas, gamot

### Further reading

* “kontra”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024

### Anagrams

* karton