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ante- en · X

Pronunciation

  • /ˌæn.tɪ/
  • /ˌæn.tə/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Proto-Italic *anti Latin ante Classical Latin ante-lbor. English ante- From Classical Latin ante-, use as prefix of ante (preposition); 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-.

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, morpheme) Prior to in time.
    • The main prefixes in the controlled language include “un-“, “plus-“, “doubleplus-“, “ante-” and “post-“. 2020 August 8, Zui, “Controlled Languages — Newspeak”, in The Language Closet:
    • antebellum
  2. (idiomatic, morpheme) In front of in space.
    • antechamber
  3. (morpheme) anterior.
    • antecubital

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
anti- alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Antonyms

post- · posterio- · post- · post- · postero- · after-

Deriveds

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

Relateds

antero- · ante · anterio- · anti-

Synonyms

pre- · fore- · anterio- · fore- · pre- · antero- · pre-

Translations (14)

pt ante- (In front of in space) · pl ante- (Prior to in time) · it ante- (Prior to in time) · ru пред- (In front of in space) · pt ante- (Prior to in time) · ga ur- (Prior to in time) · pl przed- (Prior to in time) · ru при- (In front of in space) · fi edeltävä (Prior to in time) · fi etu- (In front of in space) · io ante- (Prior to in time) · ru пред- (Prior to in time) · it ante- (In front of in space) · ru до- (Prior to in time)