Con

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.4 Etymology 1.5 Noun 1.5.1 Related terms 1.6 Prefix 1.6.1 Etymology 1.7 Transitive verb 1.7.1 Etymology 1.8 See also 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Homophones 2.3 Noun 2.4 See Also 3 Italian 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Etymology 3.3 Conjunction 3.3.1 Antonym 3.3.2 Combined forms 4 Spanish 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Pronunciation 4.3 Conjunction 4.3.1 Antonyms 4.4 See also 5 Vietnamese 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Noun 5.3 Personal pronoun 5.4 Classifier 5.4.1 Antonym

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of Latin contra , against

Pronunciation

• IPA : (US ) /kan/, (UK ) /kɒn/

Noun

1. A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).

   pros and cons

Related terms

• pros and cons

Etymology

1. From con trick , shortened from confidence trick
2. Shortened from convict

Noun

1. (slang) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
2. (slang) A convicted criminal, a convict.

Related terms

• con artist
• con man
• con trick

Prefix

"with" or "together"

Etymology

A variant on the Latin prefix "com"

Transitive verb

Etymology

From the noun (in the sense of "a fraud").

1. (slang) To trick or defraud , usually for personal gain.

See also

• mod cons

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɔ̃/

Homophones

• quand
• Caen

Noun

con m (plural cons; f conne , plural connes)

1. (taboo slang) cunt
2. (derogatory slang) (stupid person) arsehole (British), asshole (US), wanker (British), jerk (US)
3. (followed by de + noun to become an adjective) crap (adjective), crappy, shit (adjective), bloody stupid (British), fucking stupid

See Also

connerie connard

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA : /kon/
• SAMPA : /kon/

Etymology

from Latin cum

Conjunction

1. with

Antonym

• senza

Combined forms

When followed by a definite article, con may optionally be combined with the article to give the following combined forms:

Con + article	Combined form
con + il	col
con + lo	collo
con + l'	coll'
con + i	coi
con + gli	cogli
con + la	colla
con + le	colle

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Spanish

Etymology

Latin cum, 'with'.

Pronunciation

• IPA : /kon/
• SAMPA : /kon/

Conjunction

1. with

Antonyms

• sin

See also

• conmigo
• contigo

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• IPA : /k̬ɑ̄n/
• SAMPA : /kQn/
• SAMPROSA : /-[kQn]/

Noun

1. child

Personal pronoun

1. you (addressed to a person younger than the speaker, especially a child)

Classifier

1. indicate animate noun

Antonym

• cái