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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan abants, from Vulgar Latin *abantius, from Late Latin ab ante (with /-(i)us/ added perhaps by analogy with prius), from ab (“from”) + ante (“before”). Compare Occitan abans.
Pronunciation
Adverb
abans
- before (earlier than in time)
- before (in front of)
Antonyms
Further reading
Gothic
Romanization
abans
- Romanization of 𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽𐍃
Occitan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *abantius, from Late Latin ab ante (with /-(i)us/ added perhaps by analogy with prius), from ab (“from”) + ante (“before”). Compare Catalan abans. Attested from the 12th century.[1]
Pronunciation
Adverb
abans
- before (earlier than in time)
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