counter-

See also: counter

English

Etymology

From Middle English counter-, cownter-, countre-, from Anglo-Norman countre-, from Old French contre, ultimately from Latin contra (“against”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkaʊn.tə/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈkaʊn.tɚ/, IPA^(key): /ˌkaʊn.tɚ/ (some verbs)
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈkæɔn.tə/

Prefix

counter-

1. In opposition to.

Synonyms

• (in opposition to): anti-, contra-, dis-, ob-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with counter-

Related terms

• counter
• contra-

Translations

in opposition to

• Catalan: contra- (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 反 (zh) (fǎn)

• Finnish: vasta- (fi)
• French: contre- (fr)
• Georgian: კონტრ- (ḳonṭr-), კონტრა- (ḳonṭra-)
• German: gegen- (de), kontra- (de)
• Greek: αντι- (el) (anti-)
• Italian: contro-
• Japanese: 反 (ja) (はん, han)
• Macedonian: против- (protiv-), анти- (anti-), контра- (kontra-)
• Polish: kontr- (pl), kontra-, anty- (pl), przeciw- (pl)
• Portuguese: contra- (pt)
• Russian: контр- (ru) (kontr-), противо- (ru) (protivo-)
• Scottish Gaelic: frith-
• Serbo-Croatian: protiv-, против-
• Spanish: contra- (es)

Anagrams

• Cureton, Cutrone, cornute, countre, recount, trounce