contraire – French adjective declension

French adjective forms of contraire

Adjective: contraire

Hyphenation:
Singular m.contraire
Singular f.contraire
Plural m.contraires
Plural f.contraires

Sample Sentences

  • Près d'épouser la sœur qu'il faut tuer le frère / Et que pour mon pays j'ai le Sort si contraire (While about to wed the sister, that I must slay her brother / And that for my country, I face such an unfortunate fate) [1640, Pierre Corneille, Horace, act 2, scene 3:]

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contrārius. See contre and -aire. See: Latin Adjectives 'contrārius'.

Verbs referencing "contraire"

English Adjectives contrary, German Adjectives konträr, Romanian Adjectives contrar.

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