avànt
See also: avant, Avant, and avânt
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Vallader) avant
- (Sursilvan) avon
- (Puter) aunz, avaunt
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin abante, from Latin ab + ante, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (“front, forehead”).
Preposition
avànt
- (Sutsilvan) before, beforehand
- (Sutsilvan) ago
Synonyms
- (ago): davànt