Galician edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese deante, from de +‎ enante. Enante from Late Latin in ante, from Latin in +‎ ante. Cognate with Portuguese diante, Asturian, Leonese and Mirandese delantre and Spanish delante.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdjante̝/, /diˈante̝/

Adverb edit

diante

  1. before
  2. ahead

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • diante” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • diante” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • diante” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • diante” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • diante” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese deante, from de +‎ enante. Enante from Late Latin in ante, from Latin in ante. Cognate with Galician diante, Asturian, Leonese, and Mirandese delantre and Spanish delante.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /ˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈɐ̃.te/ [d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃.te], (faster pronunciation) /ˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.te/

Adverb edit

diante

  1. in front of
  2. before
  3. ahead
    daqui em diantefrom now on

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit