English

Alternative forms

• Antae

Proper noun

Antes

1. A medieval European tribal union who lived north of the lower Danube and the Black Sea (on the territory of modern Moldova and Ukraine) in the 6th and 7th century AD.

Derived terms

• Antian

Translations

English

Verb

antes

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of ante

Anagrams

• nates
• neats

French

Noun

antes f

1. plural of ante

Galician

Adverb

antes

1. before, prior to

Antonyms

• (before, prior to): despois

Related terms

• ante

Noun

antes

1. plural of ante

Ladino

Adverb

antes ‎(Latin spelling)

1. before

Latin

Etymology

Uncertain. Pokorny^[1] suggests a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‎(“front, front side”), like the cognate Latin ante ‎(“before; in front”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.tes/, [ˈan.tɛs]

Noun

antes m ‎(genitive antium); third declension

1. rows of vines, of plants or of soldiers

Inflection

Third declension.

References

• antes in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “antes”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

1. ↑ Pokorny, Julius (1959), “anti”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume I, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 48-49

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃n.t͡ʃis/, /ˈɐ̃n.t͡ʃiʃ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.tɨʃ/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃n.tes/, /ˈɐ̃nt͡s/
• (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃n.tis/, /ˈɐ̃nt͡s/
• Hyphenation: an‧tes

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese ante, from Latin ante ‎(“before”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enti.

Alternative forms

• ante (obsolete)

Adverb

antes (not comparable)

1. before (at an earlier time)
2. in the past; previously
3. preferably

Synonyms

• (in the past): anteriormente, antigamente
• (preferably): melhor, preferivelmente

Antonyms

• (before): depois
• (in the past): futuramente

Derived terms

Related terms

• ante-

Etymology 2

Noun

antes m pl (plurale tantum)

1. (historical) Antes (Slavic tribe from the lower Danube in the early Middle Ages)

Spanish

Etymology

From ante, from Latin ante.

Pronunciation

Adverb

antes

1. before

Preposition

antes de

1. before