Definition
In heraldry, describing an animal in a lying position that faces opposite to another animal in the same position on a shield.
Etymology
From counter- (opposite) + couchant (lying down). Couchant comes from Old French couchant, from coucher (to lie), from Latin collocare, meaning 'to place or lay.'
Kelly Says
Medieval heraldry's countercouchant design created visual balance—two lions lying down facing each other symbolized peace or stalemate, whereas facing away suggested division or separation.
Translations
BNবাংলা
প্রতিরোধ
pro-ti-rodh
CSČeština
protiběžný
pro-ti-bě-ž-ný
DEDeutsch
gegenliegend
ge-gen-lie-gen-d
ELΕλληνικά
αντίθετος
an-ti-the-tos
ESEspañol
contracurvado
kon-tra-kuɾ-va-do
FISuomi
vastakkain
vasta-kai-n
FRFrançais
contrecouchant
kon-trə-ku-ʃɑ̃
GUGU
પારસ્પરિક
pa-ars-par-ik
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिमुख
pra-ti-mukh
HUMagyar
ellentétes
el-len-te-tes
IDBahasa Indonesia
berlawanan
ber-la-wan-an
ITItaliano
controcurvato
kon-tro-kur-va-to
MSBahasa Melayu
berlawanan
ber-la-wan-an
NLNederlands
tegenover
te-gen-o-ver
NONorsk
motstående
mot-stän-de
PLPolski
przeciwległy
przhi-vo-le-gły
PTPortuguês
contracurvado
kon-tra-kuɾ-va-do
RUРусский
противоположный
pro-ti-vo-po-lozhn-y
SVSvenska
motstående
mot-stän-de
SWKiswahili
kinyume
ki-nyu-me
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధంగా
vi-ru-dhd-d-nga
THไทย
ตรงกันข้าม
trong gan khaam
TLTL
nakalaban
na-ka-la-ban
TRTürkçe
karşıya
kar-şı-ya
UKУкраїнська
протилежний
pro-ti-le-zhnyy
VITiếng Việt
ngược lại
ngược lại
ZUZU
ngaphandle
ngap-han-dle