contra

(Engels)

Tegenovergesteld aan
a favor de, pro
Frequentie

A1
Met koppelteken als
con‧tra
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈkontɾa/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

Inherited 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.

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