"antes" meaning in Portuguese

See antes in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃis/ [Brazil], /ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃis/ [Brazil], /ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃiʃ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈɐ̃.tes/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈɐ̃.tɨʃ/ [Portugal], /ˈɐ̃.tis/ [Caipira], /ɐ̃t͡s/ [Caipira] Forms: ante [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese antes, from ante with the adverbial -s, the former from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|antes|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese antes, {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|antes}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese antes, {{inh|pt|ine-pro|*h₂énti}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Head templates: {{pt-adv|hascomp=no}} antes (not comparable)
  1. before (at an earlier time) Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-antes-pt-adv-2FQX40cO Disambiguation of Time: 69 28 0 2
  2. in the past; previously Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: anteriormente, antigamente
    Sense id: en-antes-pt-adv-BGLSAfTv
  3. preferably, better, rather Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: melhor, preferivelmente
    Sense id: en-antes-pt-adv-KrlIRECh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: antes que, antes tarde do que nunca, o quanto antes, quanto antes Related terms: ante-
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃis/ [Brazil], /ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃis/ [Brazil], /ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃiʃ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈɐ̃.tes/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈɐ̃.tɨʃ/ [Portugal], /ˈɐ̃.tis/ [Caipira], /ɐ̃t͡s/ [Caipira]
Head templates: {{pt-noun|m-p}} antes m pl (plural only)
  1. (historical) Antes (Slavic tribe from the lower Danube in the early Middle Ages) Tags: historical, masculine, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Ethnicity
    Sense id: en-antes-pt-noun-3B1SeJK0 Disambiguation of Ethnicity: 4 9 29 58 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese pluralia tantum Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 1 8 10 9 1 8 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 0 5 0 0 1 1 5 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 11 2 7 81 Disambiguation of Portuguese pluralia tantum: 9 10 9 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈɐ̃.tes/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈɐ̃.tɨʃ/",
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