davant

== Catalan == === Etymology === From de +‎ avant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [dəˈβan] IPA(key): (Balearic) [dəˈvant] IPA(key): (Valencia) [daˈvant] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [daˈβan] === Adverb === davant ahead; in front Antonym: darrere ==== Derived terms ==== capdavant davanter endavant === Preposition === davant ahead of; in front of === Noun === davant m (plural davants) front ==== Derived terms ==== davantal === Further reading === “davant”, 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 “davant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “davant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “davant”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Middle French == === Alternative forms === devant === Etymology === d' +‎ avant === Preposition === davant before; in front of === Adverb === davant before; in front of ==== Descendants ==== French: devant == Occitan == === Etymology === From Latin de ab ante. Cognate with French devant, Catalan davant, Italian davanti. === Pronunciation === (Limousin) IPA(key): /davɑ̃/ IPA(key): /daˈβan/ (Niçard) IPA(key): [da.ˈvãŋ] === Preposition === davant before; in front of ==== Synonyms ==== derant (Vivaro-Alpine) === Adverb === davant before; in front of ==== Coordinate terms ==== darrier (“behind”)