antes

See also: Antes and -antes

English

Noun

antes

  1. plural of ante

Verb

antes

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ante

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Asturian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈantes/, [ˈãn̪.t̪es]
  • Rhymes: -antes
  • Hyphenation: an‧tes

Adverb

antes

  1. before, beforehand (in a remote time, while enantes is a recent past)
    Antonym: dempués

French

Noun

antes f

  1. plural of ante

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese antes, from ante + adverbial -s,[1] the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈantes/ [ˈan̪.t̪es̺]
  • Rhymes: -antes
  • Hyphenation: an‧tes

Adverb

antes

  1. before, prior to
    Antonym: despois

Noun

antes

  1. plural of ante

References

  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “Ante II”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 277

Ladino

Adverb

antes (Latin spelling)

  1. before

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

Noun

antēs m pl (genitive antium); third declension

  1. rows of vines, of plants or of soldiers

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative antēs
Genitive antium
Dative antibus
Accusative antēs
antīs
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.
  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) “anti”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 48-49

Anagrams

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish antes and Portuguese antes and Kabuverdianu antis.

Adverb

antes

  1. earlier
  2. before (at an earlier time)
  3. formerly

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃis/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃiʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.tes/

  • (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.tis/, /ɐ̃t͡s/
  • Hyphenation: an‧tes

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese antes, from ante + adverbial -s,[1] the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti.

Alternative forms

Adverb

antes (not comparable)

  1. before (at an earlier time)
    Antonym: depois
  2. in the past; previously
    Synonyms: anteriormente, antigamente
    Antonym: futuramente
  3. preferably
    Synonyms: melhor, preferivelmente
Derived terms

References

  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “Ante II”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 277

Noun

antes m pl (plural only)

  1. (historical) Antes (Slavic tribe from the lower Danube in the early Middle Ages)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈantes/ [ˈãn̪.t̪es]
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -antes
  • Syllabification: an‧tes

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish antes, from ante + adverbial -s,[1] the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti.

Adverb

antes

  1. earlier, before, sooner, previously, formerly, beforehand (at an earlier time)
    Synonyms: anteriormente, previamente, a priori
    Antonyms: después, luego, posteriormente, a posteriori
    poco antesshortly before
    Nos conocimos antes, ¿te acuerdas?
    We met before, remember?
    La embajadora llegó antes de lo esperado.
    The ambassador arrived sooner than expected
  2. soon (in certain phrases)
    Quería que lo supieras cuanto antes.
    I wanted to let you know as soon as possible.
    Ven a mi casa lo antes posible.
    Come over to my place as soon as possible.
  3. ahead (temporally), ahead of (when followed by de)
    Bueno, si solo hubieras llamado antes como te dije, ni siquiera estaríamos en esta situación.
    Well, if you had just called ahead like I told you to, we wouldn't even be in this situation.
  4. once, formerly (in the past)
    Synonyms: antiguamente, antaño
    Antes todos tenían buscapersonas.
    Everyone used to have pagers.
  5. first (before a condition is fulfilled)
  6. rather, sooner (used to specify a preference)
    Antes morir que perder.
    I'd rather die than lose.

Preposition

antes de

  1. before (earlier than) (triggers the subjunctive in subordinate clauses)
    Antonym: después
    antes de 1910before 1910
    antes de que pudiera responderbefore I could reply
    Antes de ver el documental, no sabíamos nada del tema.
    Before watching the documentary, we didn't know anything about the issue.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Zoogocho Zapotec: antzle

Noun

antes m pl

  1. plural of ante

References

  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “Ante II”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 277

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