contrapunctus

== English == === Noun === contrapunctus (plural contrapuncti) (music) A fugue. == Latin == === Etymology === From contrā +‎ pūnctus, from the Medieval Latin expression pūnctus contrā pūnctum (literally “note against note”). === Noun === contrāpūnctus m (genitive contrāpūnctūs); fourth declension (Medieval Latin) counterpoint ==== Declension ==== Fourth-declension noun.