контра

Russian

Etymology 1

Clipping of контрреволю́ция (kontrrevoljúcija).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkontrə]

Noun

ко́нтра • (kóntra) f anim or f inan (genitive ко́нтры, nominative plural ко́нтры, genitive plural контр)

  1. (historical, derogatory, often collective, politics) counterrevolutionary, counterrevolutionaries; counterrevolution (especially in reference to the 1917 Russian Revolution)
Declension

Etymology 2

Clipping of контро́льная (kontrólʹnaja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐnˈtra]

Noun

контра́ • (kontrá) f inan (genitive контры́, nominative plural контры́, genitive plural контр)

  1. (colloquial) (a small) school test
    Synonyms: контро́льная (kontrólʹnaja), контро́льная рабо́та (kontrólʹnaja rabóta)
Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From the Latin contra (against).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kôntra/

Preposition

ко̏нтра (Latin spelling kȍntra)

  1. (dialectal-Dalmatia) against
    Synonym: против
    ништа контра Сплитаnothing against Split
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