# ante-
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌæn.tɪ/, /ˌæn.tə/

### Prefix

ante-
* (non-productive) Prior to in time.
    Synonyms: pre-, fore-
    Antonyms: post-, after-
    antebellum
* (non-productive) In front of in space.
    Synonyms: pre-, fore-
    Antonym: post-
    antechamber
* (anatomy) anterior.
    Synonyms: anterio-, antero-, pre-
    Antonyms: posterio-, postero-, post-
    antecubital

#### Usage notes

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

#### Derived terms

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

#### Related terms

* antero-, anterio-

#### Translations
### See also

* ante
* anti-

### Anagrams

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

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch ante-, from Latin ante-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ante]
* Hyphenation: an‧té

### Prefix

anté-
* ante-

#### Derived terms
### 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-
* ante- (all senses)

#### Derived terms
### Anagrams

* Etna, nate, tane

## Latin
### Etymology

See ante

### Prefix

ante-
* before

#### Derived terms
## Polish
### Etymology

Derived from Latin ante.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /an.tɛ/
* Rhymes: -antɛ
* Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

### Prefix

ante-
* ante-, before
    Synonym: przed-

#### Declension

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#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* ante- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ɐ̃.te/, /ɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ̃.tɨ/
* Hyphenation: an‧te-
* Homophone: anti- (Brazil)

### Prefix

ante-
* ante- (prior to in time)
* ante- (in front of in space)

#### Related terms

* antes

### Further reading

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

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌan.te/

### Prefix

ante-
* ante- (prior to in time)
* ante- (in front of in space)

#### Synonyms

* pre-

#### Derived terms
## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ante-.

### Prefix

ante-
* ante- (prior to in time)
    ‎ante- + ‎penúltimo (“penultimate”) → ‎antepenúltimo (“antepenultimate”)
* ante- (in front of in space)

#### Related terms

* ante

### Further reading

* “ante-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10