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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

Adverb

antes

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

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French

Noun

antes f

  1. plural of ante

Galician

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Adverb

antes

  1. before, prior to
    Antonym: despois

Related terms

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 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

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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

 

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

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese antes, from ante + adverbial -s, 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
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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

Etymology 2

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/
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -antes
  • Syllabification: an‧tes

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish antes, from ante + adverbial -s, 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 antes ― shortly 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 1910 ― before 1910
    antes de que pudiera responder ― before 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.
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Descendants
  • → Zoogocho Zapotec: antzle

Etymology 2

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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