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 ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ən.tə.ɣuˈnis.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [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

Related terms

• antagonisme

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to 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

Related terms

• antagonistico

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/

• Audio (Gozo):

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• Rhymes: -iːsta

Noun

antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonisti)

1. antagonist

Related terms

• antagoniżmu
• antagonizza

 

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.ta.ɡɔˈɲis.ta/

• Audio:

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• 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

Declension of antagonista

	singular	plural
nominative	antagonista	antagoniści/antagonisty (deprecative)
genitive	antagonisty	antagonistów
dative	antagoniście	antagonistom
accusative	antagonistę	antagonistów
instrumental	antagonistą	antagonistami
locative	antagoniście	antagonistach
vocative	antagonisto	antagoniści

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

Declension of antagonista

	singular	plural
nominative	antagonista	antagonisty
genitive	antagonisty	antagonistów
dative	antagoniście	antagonistom
accusative	antagonistę	antagonisty
instrumental	antagonistą	antagonistami
locative	antagoniście	antagonistach
vocative	antagonisto	antagonisty

Derived terms

adjective

• antagonistyczny

 

adverb

• antagonistycznie

 

Related terms

noun

• antagonizm

 

verbs

• antagonizować
• zantagonizować

 

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 ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ta.ɡoˈnis.tɐ/

• (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]

• Audio (Brazil):

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• 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

Related terms

• antagónico
• antagonismo

 

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /antaɡoˈnista/ [ãn̪.t̪a.ɣ̞oˈnis.t̪a]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• 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

Related terms

• antagónico
• antagonismo

 

Further reading

• “antagonista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10