antes
English
French
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese antes, from Latin ante (“before”) + ex (“out of”), the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti and the latter from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out”).
Antonyms
- (before, prior to): despois
Related terms
Ladino
Latin
Etymology
Uncertain. Pokorny[1] suggests a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (“front, front side”), like the cognate Latin ante (“before; in front”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈan.teːs/
Inflection
Third declension i-stem.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | antēs |
Genitive | antium |
Dative | antibus |
Accusative | antēs |
Ablative | antibus |
Vocative | antēs |
References
- antes in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- antes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Pokorny, Julius (1959), “anti”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume I, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 48-49
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Spanish antes and Portuguese antes and Kabuverdianu antis.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃n.t͡ʃis/, /ˈɐ̃n.t͡ʃiʃ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.tɨʃ/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃n.tes/, /ˈɐ̃nt͡s/
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃n.tis/, /ˈɐ̃nt͡s/
- Hyphenation: an‧tes
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese antes, from Latin ante (“before”) + ex (“out of”), the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti and the latter from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out”).
Alternative forms
- ante (obsolete)
Synonyms
- (in the past): anteriormente, antigamente
- (preferably): melhor, preferivelmente
Antonyms
- (before): depois
- (in the past): futuramente
Derived terms
- antes que
- antes tarde do que nunca
- o quanto antes
- quanto antes
Related terms
Noun
antes m pl (plural only)
- (historical) Antes (Slavic tribe from the lower Danube in the early Middle Ages)
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish antes, from Latin ante (“before”) + ex (“out of”), the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti and the latter from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈantes/, [ˈãn̪t̪es]
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