ante annum

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.te ˈan.num/, [ˈän̪t̪ɛ ˈänːʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.te ˈan.num/, [ˈän̪t̪e ˈänːum]

Prepositional phrase

ante annum

1. (This entry is a descendant hub.) a year ago

Descendants

• Insular Romance:
  • Sardinian: antiannu
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: antany
  • French: antan (archaic)
  • Occitan: antan
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Extremaduran: antañu
  • Galician: antano
  • Portuguese: antano
  • Spanish: antaño
    • → Portuguese: antanho

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “ante annum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 641