davant
Catalan
Etymology
de + avant
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /dəˈvant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /dəˈban/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /daˈvant/
Adverb
davant
- ahead; in front
- Antonym: darrere
Derived terms
- capdavant
- davanter
- endavant
Preposition
davant
- ahead of; in front of
Noun
davant m (plural davants)
- front
Derived terms
- davantal
Further reading
- “davant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “davant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “davant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “davant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Middle French
Alternative forms
- devant
Etymology
d' + avant
Preposition
davant
- before; in front of
Adverb
davant
- before; in front of
Descendants
- French: devant
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin de ab ante. Cognate with French devant, Catalan davant, Italian davanti.
Pronunciation
- (Limousin) IPA(key): /davɑ̃/
- IPA(key): /daˈβan/
Preposition
davant
- before; in front of
Synonyms
- derant (Vivaro-Alpine)
Adverb
davant
- before; in front of
Coordinate terms
- darrier (“behind”)