Reconstruction:Latin/contrata

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

Ellipsis of *(terra) contrāta, from contrā (“against”) +‎ -āta (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈtrata/

Noun

*contrāta f (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

1. area, country, region

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	*/konˈtrata/	*/konˈtratas/
oblique	*/konˈtrata/	*/konˈtratas/

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: contrada
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Old French: contree
    • French: contrée
• Occitano-Romance:
  • Catalan: contrada
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Spanish: contrada