ante-

See also: ante, Ante, Ánte, ānte, -ante, anté-, and an té

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌæn.tɪ/, /ˌæn.tə/

Prefix

ante-

1. (non-productive) Prior to in time.

   antebellum

2. (non-productive) In front of in space.

   antechamber

3. (anatomy) anterior

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with anti-.

Synonyms

• (prior to in time): pre-, fore-
• (in front of in space): pre-, fore-

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “prior to in time”): after-, post-
• (antonym(s) of “in front of in space”): post-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with ante-

• antebellum
• antechamber
• antechapel
• antechoir
• anteclassical
• antedate
• antediluvian
• antemeridian
• antemundane
• antenatal
• ante-Nicene
• antenuptial
• anteorbital
• antepredicative
• anteroom

 

Related terms

• antero-, anterio-

Translations

Prior to in time

• Finnish: edeltävä (fi)
• Ido: ante-
• Irish: ur-
• Italian: ante- (it)
• Polish: ante- (pl), przed- (pl)
• Portuguese: ante- (pt)
• Russian: пред- (ru) (pred-), до- (ru) (do-)

In front of in space

• Finnish: etu- (fi)
• Italian: ante- (it)
• Portuguese: ante- (pt)
• Russian: пред- (ru) (pred-), при- (ru) (pri-)

See also

• ante
• anti-

Anagrams

• Aten, Etan, Etna, Nate, Tean, Tena, anet, etna, neat, neta, ta'en

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

• “ante-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Prefix

ante-

1. ante- (all senses)

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with ante-

Anagrams

• Etna, nate, tane

Latin

Etymology

See ante

Prefix

ante-

1. before

Derived terms

Latin terms prefixed with ante-

Polish

Etymology

From Latin ante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.tɛ/

Prefix

ante-

1. ante-, before

   Synonym: przed-

Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Category Polish terms suffixed with ante- not found

Polish terms prefixed with ante-

Further reading

• ante- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.tɨ/

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

Prefix

ante-

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

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with ante-

Related terms

• antes

Further reading

• “ante-” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “ante-” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “ante-” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌan.te/

Prefix

ante-

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

Synonyms

• pre-

Derived terms

Romanian terms prefixed with ante-

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

Spanish terms prefixed with ante-

Related terms

• ante

 

Further reading

• “ante-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014