protagoniste
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρωταγωνιστής (prōtagōnistḗs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁɔ.ta.ɡɔ.nist/
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Noun
protagoniste m (plural protagonistes)
- protagonist (the main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama)
- Coordinate terms: antagoniste, deutéragoniste
- Near-synonym: héros
Further reading
- “protagoniste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pro.ta.ɡoˈnis.te/
- Rhymes: -iste
- Hyphenation: pro‧ta‧go‧nì‧ste
Noun
protagoniste f
- plural of protagonista