West Frisian edit

Etymology edit

Probably related to English until.

Pronunciation edit

Preposition edit

oant

  1. till, until
    Oant 1944 hearde Yslân by Denemarken.
    Until 1944, Iceland belonged to Denmark.
  2. up to (e.g., counting in sequence)
    X oant en mei Y
    X up to and including Y; from X to Y inclusive
  3. extending, spanning up to (space)

Further reading edit

  • oant”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Conjunction edit

oant

  1. until, up to the time when (some condition occurs)
    oant it begûn te reinen
    until it began to rain

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • oant”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011