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contra.

against

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adv[ˈkɔn.traː]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔn.tra]

  1. against

    not-comparable

  2. opposite to

    not-comparable

  3. contrary to

    not-comparable

  4. otherwise

    not-comparable

  5. in return, back

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *komterād, ablative singular feminine of *komteros (“the other of the two who meet, opposite”). The ablative singular masculine/neuter of the same is continued in Latin contrō-, cognate to Oscan contrud. Ultimately from *kom- + *-teros; thus, a doublet of cum, comparable to the relation between intrā and in, and extrā and ex, but unlike these lacking external cognates, and therefore of Italic origin. The change from instrumental/ablative to accusative is caused by *-teros used adverbially.

prep[ˈkɔn.traː]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔn.tra]

  1. against

    with-accusative

  2. across from, opposite

    with-accusative
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *komterād, ablative singular feminine of *komteros (“the other of the two who meet, opposite”). The ablative singular masculine/neuter of the same is continued in Latin contrō-, cognate to Oscan contrud. Ultimately from *kom- + *-teros; thus, a doublet of cum, comparable to the relation between intrā and in, and extrā and ex, but unlike these lacking external cognates, and therefore of Italic origin. The change from instrumental/ablative to accusative is caused by *-teros used adverbially.

postp[ˈkɔn.traː]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔn.tra]

  1. from the opposite direction of, on the opposite side of

    with-ablative
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *komterād, ablative singular feminine of *komteros (“the other of the two who meet, opposite”). The ablative singular masculine/neuter of the same is continued in Latin contrō-, cognate to Oscan contrud. Ultimately from *kom- + *-teros; thus, a doublet of cum, comparable to the relation between intrā and in, and extrā and ex, but unlike these lacking external cognates, and therefore of Italic origin. The change from instrumental/ablative to accusative is caused by *-teros used adverbially.

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