See also: -avan and avan-

Cornish edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Welsh afan.

Noun edit

avan m (singulative avanen)

  1. (collective) raspberries

Ido edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French avant, Italian avanti, ultimately from Latin ante. Compare Esperanto antaŭ.

Pronunciation edit

Preposition edit

avan

  1. in front of, ahead of, before (in space)
    Me es avan il en la serio.
    I am in front of him in the queue.

Antonyms edit

  • dop (behind, after (in place), (US) back of)

Paronyms edit

  • ante (before (of time), earlier than)