counter- en · X
Pronunciation
- /ˌkaʊn.tɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈkaʊn.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkaʊn.tɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈkæɔn.tə/ (Australia)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- From Middle English counter-, cownter-, countre-, from Anglo-Norman countre-, from Old French contre, ultimately from Latin contra (“against”). Doublet of contra-.
Meanings
- (morpheme) In opposition to.
Relateds
Synonyms
contra- (in opposition to) · ob- (in opposition to) · dis- (in opposition to) · anti- (in opposition to)
Translations (29)
pt contra- (in opposition to) · fi vasta- (in opposition to) · pl przeciw- (in opposition to) · de gegen- (in opposition to) · de kontra- (in opposition to) · es contra- (in opposition to) · pl kontr- (in opposition to) · az əks- (in opposition to) · gd frith- (in opposition to) · sh protiv- (in opposition to) · grc ἀντι- (in opposition to) · it contra- (in opposition to) · mk против- (in opposition to) · it contro- (in opposition to) · ru противо- (in opposition to) · pl anty- (in opposition to) · ca contra- (in opposition to) · mk анти- (in opposition to) · ru контр- (in opposition to) · nl tegen- (in opposition to) · ja 反 (in opposition to) · mk контра- (in opposition to) · ka კონტრ- (in opposition to) · cmn 反 (in opposition to) · ka კონტრა- (in opposition to) · el αντι- (in opposition to) · fr contre- (in opposition to) · sh против- (in opposition to) · pl kontra- (in opposition to)