abans
Catalan
Etymology
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
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /əˈbans/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /aˈbans/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ans
Adverb
abans
- before (earlier than in time)
- before (in front of)
Antonyms
- després
Related terms
- ans
Further reading
- “abans” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “abans”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “abans” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “abans” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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
Audio (file)
Adverb
abans
- before (earlier than in time)
References
- Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2016, page 2.