protagonista

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /pɾo.tə.ɡuˈnis.tə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /pɾu.tə.ɡuˈnis.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /pɾo.ta.ɡoˈnis.ta/

Noun

protagonista m or f (plural protagonistes)

1. protagonist

   Antonym: antagonista

Derived terms

• protagonitzar

Related terms

• protagonisme

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Czech

Noun

protagonista m

1. protagonist (main character in a work)

Further reading

• protagonista in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• protagonista in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρωταγωνιστής (prōtagōnistḗs).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

protagonista m or f by sense (masculine plural protagonisti, feminine plural protagoniste)

1. protagonist

   Antonym: antagonista

Coordinate terms

• deuteragonista
• tritagonista

 

Further reading

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

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French protagoniste, from Ancient Greek πρωταγωνιστής (prōtagōnistḗs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɔ.ta.ɡɔˈɲis.ta/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: pro‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta

Noun

protagonista m pers (feminine protagonistka)

1. (film, literature, theater) protagonist (main character)

   Antonym: antagonista

2. protagonist (leading person in a contest)

Declension

Declension of protagonista

	singular	plural
nominative	protagonista	protagoniści
genitive	protagonisty	protagonistów
dative	protagoniście	protagonistom
accusative	protagonistę	protagonistów
instrumental	protagonistą	protagonistami
locative	protagoniście	protagonistach
vocative	protagonisto	protagoniści

Further reading

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

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Portuguese

Noun

protagonista m or f by sense (plural protagonistas)

1. protagonist (main character)
2. protagonist (leading person in a contest)

Derived terms

• protagonizar

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾotaɡoˈnista/ [pɾo.t̪a.ɣ̞oˈnis.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Hyphenation: pro‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta

Noun

protagonista m or f (plural protagonistas)

1. protagonist, star

   Antonym: antagonista

Derived terms

• protagonizar

Related terms

• protagonismo
• protagónico

Further reading

• “protagonista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014