Ante- - Wiktionary

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ante"

English

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Alternative forms

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• anti- (obsolete)

Etymology

[edit] Etymology treeProto-Indo-European *h₂ent-Proto-Indo-European *-sProto-Indo-European *h₂éntsProto-Indo-European *-iProto-Indo-European *h₂éntiProto-Italic *antiClassical Latin anteClassical Latin ante-lbor.English ante-

From Classical Latin ante-, use as prefix of ante (preposition);[1] 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-.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˌæn.tɪ/, /ˌæn.tə/

Prefix

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ante-

1. (no longer productive) Prior to in time. Synonyms: pre-, fore- Antonyms: post-, after- antebellum
   • 2020 August 8, Zui, “Controlled Languages — Newspeak”, in The Language Closet‎[1]:The main prefixes in the controlled language include “un-“, “plus-“, “doubleplus-“, “ante-” and “post-“.
2. (no longer productive) In front of in space. Synonyms: pre-, fore- Antonym: post- antechamber
3. (anatomy) anterior. Synonyms: anterio-, antero-, pre- Antonyms: posterio-, postero-, post- antecubital

Usage notes

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• Not to be confused with anti- (“against”).

Derived terms

[edit] English terms prefixed with ante- anteact anteapical antebaptismal antebrachial antebrachiocarpal antebrachium ante-cabinet antechamber antechapel antechoir antechurch anteciliary anteclassical anteclypeus antecommunion anteconsonantal anteconsonantic antecostal antecritical antecrochet antecryst antecubital antedate antedependence antedependent antediluvial antediluvian antessive antefact antefebrile anteflexed anteflexion antegastric anteglacial antegonial antegrammatical ante-historic antehuman antehypophyseal antehypophysis anteiso- antejentacular antelabrum antelapsarian antemarginal antemarital antemedial antemedian antemetallic antemillennial antemodern antemosaic antemundane antenarrative antenarratology antenatal ante-Nicene antenodal antenuptial anteocular anteorbital antepalatal antepartum antepaschal antepast antepectoral antepenult antepenultimate antepenultimatum antepetalous anteplacental anteport anteportico antepost anteprandial preantepenultima antepredicament anteprohibition antepronotal antepubic antepyretic anterevolutionary anterity anteroom antescutal antesepalous antesternal antestomach antesutural antetemple antumbra antevaginal anteverbal anteversion antevocalically antevocalic

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

Related terms

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• antero-, anterio-

Translations

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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

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• ante
• anti-

References

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1. ^ “ante-, prefix”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

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

Catalan

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin ante-.

Prefix

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ante-

1. ante-

Derived terms

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch ante-, from Latin ante-.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): [ante]
• Hyphenation: an‧té

Prefix

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anté-

1. ante-

Derived terms

[edit] Category Indonesian terms prefixed with ante- not found

Further reading

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• “ante-”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

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Prefix

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ante-

1. ante- (all senses)

Derived terms

[edit] Italian terms prefixed with ante- antecedenza antelucano antebellico antecedente antecedere antedetto antefatto antefissa anteguerra antelunare antemarcia antenata antenatale anteneonatale antenuziale antepenultimo anteposizione anteprandiale antepredicamento anteprima antescritto

Anagrams

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• Etna, nate, tane

Latin

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Etymology

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See ante

Prefix

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ante-

1. before

Derived terms

[edit] Latin terms prefixed with ante- anticipo antecapio antecedo antecello antecenium antecurro antecursor antedico anteeo antefero antefixus antegredior antehabeo antemeridianus antemitto antemurale antenatus anteoccupatio antepagmentum antepilanus antepolleo antepono antepraedicamentum antesto antestor antevenio anteverto antevio antevolo

Polish

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Etymology

[edit] Etymology treeProto-Indo-European *h₂ent-Proto-Indo-European *-sProto-Indo-European *h₂éntsProto-Indo-European *-iProto-Indo-European *h₂éntiProto-Italic *antiLatin anteder.Polish ante-

Derived from Latin ante.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /an.tɛ/
• Rhymes: -antɛ
• Syllabification: an‧te-

Prefix

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ante-

1. ante-, before Synonym: przed-

Declension

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This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

[edit] Category Polish terms suffixed with ante- not found Polish terms prefixed with ante- antecedencje antecedens antecedentny antecesor antedatować antefiks antekliza anteriora

Further reading

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• ante- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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

• (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.tɨ/

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

Prefix

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ante-

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

Derived terms

[edit] Portuguese terms prefixed with ante- anteato antebraço antebraquial antecâmara antecarga anteclássico antediluviano anteontem antepara antepenúltimo antepor antessala trasanteontem antever antevéspera

Related terms

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• antes

Further reading

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• “ante-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “ante-”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “ante-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Romanian

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˌan.te/

Prefix

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ante-

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

Synonyms

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• pre-

Derived terms

[edit] Romanian terms prefixed with ante- antebraț antecalcul antecalculație antedata antedeviz antegardă antemăsurătoare antenupțial antepenultim anteport anteprogramat anteproiect antepune antestepă antetren antevorbitor

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin ante-.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ante/ [ãn̪.t̪e]
• Syllabification: an‧te-

Prefix

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ante-

1. ante- (prior to in time) ‎ante- + ‎penúltimo (“penultimate”) → ‎antepenúltimo (“antepenultimate”)
2. ante- (in front of in space) ‎ante- + ‎poner (“to put, to place”) → ‎anteponer (“to place in front of”)

Derived terms

[edit] Spanish terms prefixed with ante- anteanoche anteayer antebraquial antebrazo antecama antecámara antecapilla antecoger antecomedor antedata antedecir antedespacho antedicho antediluviano antedormitorio antifaz antefirma anteiglesia antejuicio antemano antenombre antenupcial antepagar antepaís antepalco antepasar antepecho antepenúltimo antepié anteproyecto antepuerta antepuerto antesacristía antesala antetemplo anteúltimo antever antevíspera

Related terms

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• ante

Further reading

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• “ante-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025