antecedente

See also: antécédente

Italian

Etymology

From Latin antecēdēns, synchronically, ante- +‎ cedente.

Verb

antecedente

1. present participle of antecedere

Adjective

antecedente (masculine and feminine plural antecedenti)

1. precedent, previous, antecedent

Noun

antecedente m (plural antecedenti)

1. antecedent

Synonyms

• precedente

Related terms

• antecedentemente
• antecedenza

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Latin

Participle

antecēdente

1. ablative masculine singular of antecēdēns
2. ablative feminine singular of antecēdēns
3. ablative neuter singular of antecēdēns

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin antecēdēns, from antecēdere (“to yield before”).

Adjective

antecedente m or f (plural antecedentes, comparable)

1. antecedent
2. previous, prior

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin antecēdēns, from antecēdere (“to yield before”). Cognate with English antecedent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /anteθeˈdente/, [ãn̪.t̪e.θeˈð̞ẽn̪.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /anteseˈdente/, [ãn̪.t̪e.seˈð̞ẽn̪.t̪e]

Adjective

antecedente (plural antecedentes)

1. precedent

Derived terms

• antecedentemente

Noun

antecedente m (plural antecedentes)

1. precedent
2. antecedent
3. background (in the plural)

   No juzgue a una persona por sus antecedentes familiares. ― Don't judge a person by his or her family background.

Derived terms

• antecedentes penales (“criminal record”)
• verificación de antecedentes (“background check”)

 

Related terms

• antecedencia
• anteceder

Further reading

• “antecedente” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.