antagonista

See also: antagonistą

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, opponent) (ἀντί (antí, against) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, a combatant, pleader, actor)), from ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (antagōnízesthai, antagonize).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ən.tə.ɣuˈnis.tə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [an.ta.ɣoˈnis.ta]
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Hyphenation: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta

Adjective

antagonista m or f (masculine and feminine plural antagonistes)

  1. antagonistic

Noun

antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonistes)

  1. antagonist
    Antonym: protagonista

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, opponent) (ἀντί (antí, against) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, a combatant, pleader, actor)), from ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (antagōnízesthai, antagonize).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /an.ta.ɡoˈni.sta/
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Hyphenation: an‧ta‧go‧nì‧sta

Noun

antagonista m or f by sense (masculine plural antagonisti, feminine plural antagoniste)

  1. antagonist (all senses)
  2. rival

Descendants

  • Maltese: antagonista

Adjective

antagonista (masculine plural antagonisti, feminine plural antagoniste)

  1. antagonist, antagonistic
    Antonym: protagonista

Further reading

  • antagonista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian antagonista.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /an.ta.ɡɔˈniːs.ta/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iːsta

Noun

antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonisti)

  1. antagonist

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French antagoniste, from Latin antagōnista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /an.ta.ɡɔˈɲis.ta/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta

Noun

antagonista m pers (female equivalent antagonistka)

  1. (literary) antagonist (someone who acts against someone else)
    Synonyms: adwersarz, oponent, przeciwnik
    Antonym: zwolennik
  2. (film, literature, theater) antagonist (main opponent)
    Antonym: protagonista

Declension

Noun

antagonista m inan

  1. (anatomy) antagonist (a muscle that acts in opposition to another)
  2. (anatomy) antagonist tooth (a tooth that touches another on the opposite jaw)
  3. (biochemistry) antagonist tooth (a chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of agonist chemicals)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
adverb
noun
verbs

Further reading

  • antagonista in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • antagonista in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, opponent, from ἀντί (antí, against) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, a combatant, pleader, actor)), from ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (antagōnízesthai, antagonize).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ta.ɡoˈnis.tɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ta.ɡoˈniʃ.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ta.ɡoˈnis.ta/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.tɐ.ɡuˈniʃ.tɐ/ [ɐ̃.tɐ.ɣuˈniʃ.tɐ]

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ, (Brazil) -istɐ, (Southern Brazil) -ista
  • Hyphenation: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta

Noun

antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonistas)

  1. antagonist (opponent)
    Synonyms: oponente, adversário, contraditor, competidor, opositor, inimigo
    Antonyms: aliado, amigo, parceiro
  2. (literature) antagonist
    Synonym: vilão
    Antonym: protagonista

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, opponent) (ἀντί (antí, against) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, a combatant, pleader, actor)), from ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (antagōnízesthai, antagonize).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /antaɡoˈnista/ [ãn̪.t̪a.ɣ̞oˈnis.t̪a]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta

Adjective

antagonista m or f (masculine and feminine plural antagonistas)

  1. antagonistic

Noun

antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonistas)

  1. antagonist
    Antonym: protagonista
  2. (biochemistry) antagonist
    Antonym: agonista

Further reading

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