anteontem

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• antontem (dialectal)
• antes de ontem
• onteontem (eye dialect)
• ontes de ontem (eye dialect)

Etymology

From ante- (“before”) +‎ ontem (“yesterday”). Compare Galician antonte.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈõ.tẽj̃/ [ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈõ.tẽɪ̯̃], /ɐ̃.teˈõ.tẽj̃/ [ɐ̃.teˈõ.tẽɪ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈõ.tẽj̃/ [ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈõ.tẽɪ̯̃], /ɐ̃.teˈõ.tẽj̃/ [ɐ̃.teˈõ.tẽɪ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.teˈõ.tẽj̃/ [ˌɐ̃.teˈõ.tẽɪ̯̃], /ɐ̃.teˈõ.tẽj̃/ [ɐ̃.teˈõ.tẽɪ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈtjõ.tɐ̃j̃/

• Hyphenation: an‧te‧on‧tem

• Audio (South Brazil)

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Adverb

anteontem

1. day before yesterday
2. ereyesterday

Derived terms

• trasanteontem, trás-anteontem