contrafort

== Catalan == === Etymology === From contra +‎ fort. Calque of French contrefort. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˌko̞n.tɾəˈfo̞rt] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˌkɔn.tɾəˈfɔrt] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌkon.tɾaˈfɔɾt] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˌkon.tɾaˈfɔrt] Rhymes: -ɔɾt === Noun === contrafort m (plural contraforts) buttress, counterfort (geomorphology) spur counter, heelcap (of footwear) (castells) a casteller in the pinya positioned behind the baix to prevent him or her from moving backward Synonyms: home del darrere, dona del darrere === Further reading === “contrafort”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French contrefort. === Noun === contrafort n (plural contraforturi) buttress ==== Declension ====