antes
English
Noun
antes
- plural of ante
Verb
antes
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ante
Anagrams
- Teans, Tenas, etnas, nates, neats, netas, senat, stane, stean
French
Noun
antes f
- plural of ante
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese antes, from ante + adverbial -s,[1] the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti.
Adverb
antes
- before, prior to
Antonyms
- (before, prior to): despois
Related terms
- ante
Noun
antes
- plural of ante
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “Ante II”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 277
Ladino
Adverb
antes (Latin spelling)
- 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
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈan.teːs/, [ˈän̪t̪eːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈan.tes/, [ˈän̪t̪es]
Noun
antēs m pl (genitive antium); third declension
- 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
- Pokorny, Julius (1959), “anti”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 48-49
Anagrams
- tensa
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Spanish antes and Portuguese antes and Kabuverdianu antis.
Adverb
antes
- earlier
- before (at an earlier time)
- formerly
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃis/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃiʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.tes/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.tɨʃ/
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.tis/, /ɐ̃t͡s/
- Hyphenation: an‧tes
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese antes, from ante + adverbial -s,[1] the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti.
Alternative forms
- ante (obsolete)
Adverb
antes (not comparable)
- before (at an earlier time)
- Antonym: depois
- in the past; previously
- Synonyms: anteriormente, antigamente
- Antonym: futuramente
- preferably
- Synonyms: melhor, preferivelmente
Derived terms
- antes que
- antes tarde do que nunca
- o quanto antes
- quanto antes
Related terms
- ante-
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “Ante II”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 277
Noun
antes m pl (plural only)
- (historical) Antes (Slavic tribe from the lower Danube in the early Middle Ages)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈantes/ [ˈãn̪.t̪es]
Audio (Latin America) (file) Audio (Peru) (file) - Rhymes: -antes
- Syllabification: an‧tes
Etymology 1
From Old Spanish antes, from ante + adverbial -s,[1] the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti.
Adverb
antes
- earlier, before, sooner, previously, formerly, beforehand (at an earlier time)
- Antonym: después
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- once, formerly (in the past)
- Antes todos tenían buscapersonas.
- Everyone used to have pagers.
- first (before a condition is fulfilled)
- rather, sooner (used to specify a preference)
- Antes morir que perder.
- I'd rather die than lose.
Preposition
antes de
- 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.
Derived terms
- antes de ayer
- antes de Cristo (“before Christ”)
- antes de darte cuenta, antes que te des cuenta (“before you know it”)
- antes del anochecer (“before nightfall”)
- antes del día
- antes de nada
- antes de tiempo
- antes de tiempo (“ahead of time”)
- antes o después (“sooner or later; before or after”)
- antes que nada
- antes se coge al mentiroso que al cojo
- antes y después
- cuanto antes
- desde antes (“since before”)
- justo antes de (“just before, right before, just prior, immediately before, immediately prior, just ahead of”)
- lo antes posible
Related terms
- anciano
- ante
Descendants
- → Zoogocho Zapotec: antzle
Noun
antes m pl
- plural of ante
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “Ante II”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 277
Further reading
- “antes”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
- satén