ante-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ante"

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin ante (preposition and prefix); akin to Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí), Sanskrit अन्ति (anti), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳- (and-) (only in compounds): compare answer, along, English ant-, ent- (in compounds). Doublet of anti-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌæn.tɪ/, /ˌæn.tə/

Prefix

ante-

  1. (no longer productive) Prior to in time.
    Synonyms: pre-, fore-
    Antonyms: post-, after-
  2. (no longer productive) In front of in space.
    Synonyms: pre-, fore-
    Antonym: post-
  3. (anatomy) anterior.
    Synonyms: anterio-, antero-, pre-
    Antonyms: posterio-, postero-, post-

Usage notes

  • Not to be confused with anti- (against).

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Translations

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Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch ante-, from Latin ante-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ante]
  • Hyphenation: an‧té

Prefix

anté-

  1. ante-

Derived terms

Category Indonesian terms prefixed with ante- not found

Further reading

Italian

Prefix

ante-

  1. ante- (all senses)

Derived terms

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

See ante

Prefix

ante-

  1. before

Derived terms

Polish

Etymology

    Derived from Latin ante.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /an.tɛ/
    • Rhymes: -antɛ
    • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

    Prefix

    ante-

    1. ante-, before
      Synonym: przed-

    Declension

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    Derived terms

    Category Polish terms suffixed with ante- not found

    Further reading

    • ante- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Portuguese

    Pronunciation

    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.te/, /ɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

    • Hyphenation: an‧te-
    • Homophone: anti- (Brazil)

    Prefix

    ante-

    1. ante- (prior to in time)
    2. ante- (in front of in space)

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    Romanian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌan.te/

    Prefix

    ante-

    1. ante- (prior to in time)
    2. ante- (in front of in space)

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    Derived terms

    Spanish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin ante-.

    Prefix

    ante-

    1. ante- (prior to in time)
      ante- + ‎penúltimo (penultimate) → ‎antepenúltimo (antepenultimate)
    2. ante- (in front of in space)

    Derived terms

    Further reading