abans

== Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Catalan abants, from Vulgar Latin *abantius, from Late Latin ab ante (with /-(i)us/ added perhaps by analogy with prius), from ab (“from”) +‎ ante (“before”). Compare Occitan abans. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [əˈβans] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əˈbans] IPA(key): (Valencia) [aˈbans] Rhymes: -ans === Adverb === abans before (earlier than in time) before (in front of) ==== Antonyms ==== després ==== Related terms ==== ans === Further reading === “abans”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “abans”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “abans” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “abans” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Gothic == === Romanization === abans romanization of 𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽𐍃 == Occitan == === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *abantius, from Late Latin ab ante (with /-(i)us/ added perhaps by analogy with prius), from ab (“from”) +‎ ante (“before”). Compare Catalan abans. Attested from the 12th century. === Pronunciation === === Adverb === abans before (earlier than in time) === References ===