diante

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese deante, from de +‎ enante. Enante from Late Latin in ante, from Latin in +‎ ante. Cognate with Portuguese diante, Asturian, Leonese and Mirandese delantre and Spanish delante.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdjante̝/, /diˈante̝/

Adverb

diante

  1. before
  2. ahead

Derived terms

References

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • diãte (obsolete, abbreviation)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese deante, from de +‎ enante. Enante from Late Latin in ante, from Latin in ante. Cognate with Galician diante, Asturian, Leonese, and Mirandese delantre and Spanish delante.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /ˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈɐ̃.te/ [d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃.te], (faster pronunciation) /ˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.te/

Adverb

diante

  1. in front of
  2. before
  3. ahead (in time)
    daqui em diantefrom now on (literally, “hence in ahead”)

Derived terms

Further reading