antagonista
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (antagōnízesthai, “antagonize”).
Pronunciation
Italian
Etymology
From Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (antagōnízesthai, “antagonize”).
Noun
antagonista m (plural antagonisti) antagonista f (plural antagoniste)
- antagonist (all senses)
- rival
Adjective
antagonista (feminine singular antagonista, masculine plural antagonisti, feminine plural antagoniste)
- antagonist, antagonistic
- Antonym: protagonista
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (antagōnízesthai, “antagonize”).
Pronunciation
Noun
antagonista m, f (plural antagonistas)
- antagonist (opponent)
- Synonyms: oponente, adversário, contraditor, competidor, opositor, inimigo
- Antonyms: aliado, amigo, parceiro
- (literature) antagonist
- Synonym: vilão
- Antonym: protagonista
Spanish
Etymology
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/, [ãn̪t̪aɣoˈnist̪a]
Related terms
Further reading
- “antagonista” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.