See also: Antes and -antes

EnglishEdit

NounEdit

antes

  1. plural of ante

VerbEdit

antes

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of ante

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FrenchEdit

NounEdit

antes f

  1. plural of ante

GalicianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Galician-Portuguese antes, from ante + adverbial -s,[1] the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti.

AdverbEdit

antes

  1. before, prior to

AntonymsEdit

Related termsEdit

NounEdit

antes

  1. plural of ante

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “Ante II”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 277

LadinoEdit

AdverbEdit

antes (Latin spelling)

  1. before

LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

Uncertain. Pokorny[1] suggests a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (front, front side), like the cognate Latin ante (before; in front).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

antēs m pl (genitive antium); third declension

  1. rows of vines, of plants or of soldiers

DeclensionEdit

Third-declension noun (i-stem), plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative antēs
Genitive antium
Dative antibus
Accusative antēs
antīs
Ablative antibus
Vocative antēs

ReferencesEdit

  • antes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • antes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), “anti”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 48-49

AnagramsEdit

PapiamentuEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Spanish antes and Portuguese antes and Kabuverdianu antis.

AdverbEdit

antes

  1. earlier
  2. before (at an earlier time)
  3. formerly

PortugueseEdit

PronunciationEdit

 

  • (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.tis/, /ɐ̃t͡s/
  • Hyphenation: an‧tes

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese antes, from ante + adverbial -s,[1] the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti.

Alternative formsEdit

AdverbEdit

antes (not comparable)

  1. before (at an earlier time)
    Antonym: depois
  2. in the past; previously
    Synonyms: anteriormente, antigamente
    Antonym: futuramente
  3. preferably
    Synonyms: melhor, preferivelmente
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “Ante II”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 277

Etymology 2Edit

NounEdit

antes m pl (plural only)

  1. (history) Antes (Slavic tribe from the lower Danube in the early Middle Ages)

SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈantes/ [ˈãn̪.t̪es]
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  • Rhymes: -antes
  • Syllabification: an‧tes

Etymology 1Edit

Inherited from Old Spanish antes, from ante + adverbial -s,[1] the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti.

AdverbEdit

antes

  1. earlier, before, sooner, previously, formerly, beforehand (at an earlier time)
    Synonyms: anteriormente, previamente, a priori
    Antonyms: después, luego, posteriormente, a posteriori
    poco antesshortly before
    Nos conocimos antes, ¿te acuerdas?
    We met before, remember?
    La embajadora llegó antes de lo esperado.
    The ambassador arrived sooner than expected
  2. soon (in certain phrases)
    Quería que lo supieras cuanto antes.
    I wanted to let you know as soon as possible.
    Ven a mi casa lo antes posible.
    Come over to my place as soon as possible.
  3. ahead (temporally), ahead of (when followed by de)
    Bueno, si solo hubieras llamado antes como te dije, ni siquiera estaríamos en esta situación.
    Well, if you had just called ahead like I told you to, we wouldn't even be in this situation.
  4. once, formerly (in the past)
    Synonyms: antiguamente, antaño
    Antes todos tenían buscapersonas.
    Everyone used to have pagers.
  5. first (before a condition is fulfilled)
  6. rather, sooner (used to specify a preference)
    Antes morir que perder.
    I'd rather die than lose.

PrepositionEdit

antes de

  1. before (earlier than) (triggers the subjunctive in subordinate clauses)
    Antonym: después
    antes de 1910before 1910
    antes de que pudiera responderbefore I could reply
    Antes de ver el documental, no sabíamos nada del tema.
    Before watching the documentary, we didn't know anything about the issue.
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
  • Zoogocho Zapotec: antzle

Etymology 2Edit

NounEdit

antes m pl

  1. plural of ante

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “Ante II”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 277

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