antes

== English == === Noun === antes plural of ante === Verb === antes third-person singular simple present indicative of ante === Anagrams === Teans, Tenas, etnas, nates, neats, netas, senat, stane, stean == Asturian == === Alternative forms === antia (Parres, Sobrescobiu), anties (Casu), antias (Palacios del Sil, Eo-Navia) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈantes/ [ˈãn̪.t̪es] Rhymes: -antes Syllabification: an‧tes === Adverb === antes before, beforehand (in a remote time, while enantes is a recent past) Antonym: dempués ==== Related terms ==== == French == === Noun === antes f plural of ante == Galician == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese antes, from ante with the adverbial -s, the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈantes/ [ˈan̪.t̪es̺] Rhymes: -antes Hyphenation: an‧tes === Adverb === antes before, prior to Antonym: despois ==== Related terms ==== ante === Noun === antes plural of ante === References === == Ladino == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish antes, from ante with the adverbial -s, the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti. === Pronunciation === === Adverb === antes (Hebrew spelling אנטיס) earlier; before; sooner; previously; formerly; beforehand (at an earlier time) [ca. 1510] ==== Derived terms ==== === References === == Latin == === Etymology === Uncertain. Pokorny suggests a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (“front, front side”), like the cognate Latin ante (“before; in front”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈan.teːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈan.tes] === Noun === antēs m pl (genitive antium); third declension rows of vines, of plants or of soldiers ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (i-stem), plural only. === References === “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. === Anagrams === tensa == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Adverb === antes alternative form of ante ==== Descendants ==== Galician: antes Portuguese: antes === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “antes”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Old Spanish == === Adverb === antes alternative form of ante ==== Descendants ==== Ladino: antes, אנטיס Spanish: antes === References === Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946), “antes”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume I, Chapel Hill, page 39 == Papiamentu == === Etymology === Derived from Spanish antes and Portuguese antes and Kabuverdianu antis. === Adverb === antes earlier before (at an earlier time) formerly == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.tis/, /ɐ̃t͡s/ Hyphenation: an‧tes === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese antes, from ante with the adverbial -s, the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti. ==== Alternative forms ==== ante (obsolete) ==== Adverb ==== antes (not comparable) before (at an earlier time) Antonym: depois in the past; previously Synonyms: anteriormente, antigamente Antonym: futuramente preferably, better, rather Synonyms: melhor, preferivelmente ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ante- ==== References ==== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== antes m pl (plural only) (historical) Antes (Slavic tribe from the lower Danube in the early Middle Ages) === Further reading === “antes”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “antes”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈantes/ [ˈãn̪.t̪es] Rhymes: -antes Syllabification: an‧tes === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish antes, from ante with the adverbial -s, the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti. ==== Alternative forms ==== denante (uncommon) enantes (Latin America) enante (archaic) endenantes, denantes (nonstandard) ==== Adverb ==== antes earlier; before; sooner; previously; formerly; beforehand (at an earlier time) Synonyms: anteriormente, previamente, a priori Antonyms: después, luego, posteriormente, a posteriori poco antes ― shortly before soon (in certain phrases) ahead (temporally), ahead of (when followed by de) once, formerly (in the past) Synonyms: antiguamente, antaño first (before a condition is fulfilled) rather, sooner (used to specify a preference) ==== Preposition ==== antes de before (earlier than) (triggers the subjunctive in subordinate clauses) Antonym: después antes de 1910 ― before 1910 antes de que pudiera responder ― before I could reply ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Zoogocho Zapotec: antzle === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== antes m pl plural of ante === References === === Further reading === “antes”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === satén == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish antes, from Old Spanish antes. Compare Ilocano antes and Cebuano antis. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔantes/ [ˈʔan̪.t̪ɛs] Rhymes: -antes Syllabification: an‧tes === Adverb === antes (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔) before ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “antes”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018