anteontem
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- antes de ontem
- antontem (dialectal)
- onteontem, ontes de ontem (eye dialect)
- antehontem (pre-reform spelling)
Etymology
From ante- (“before”) + ontem (“yesterday”). Compare Galician antonte.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈõ.tẽj̃/ [ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈõ.tẽɪ̯̃], /ɐ̃.teˈõ.tẽj̃/ [ɐ̃.teˈõ.tẽɪ̯̃]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.teˈõ.tẽj̃/ [ˌɐ̃.teˈõ.tẽɪ̯̃], /ɐ̃.teˈõ.tẽj̃/ [ɐ̃.teˈõ.tẽɪ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈtjõ.tɐ̃j̃/
Audio (South Brazil): (file) - Hyphenation: an‧te‧on‧tem
Adverb
anteontem
Derived terms
- trasanteontem, trás-anteontem