abans

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan abants, from Vulgar Latin *abantius, from Late Latin ab ante (with /-(i)us/ added perhaps by analogy with prius), from ab (“from”) +‎ ante (“before”). Compare Occitan abans.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əˈβans]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˈbans]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈbans]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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• Rhymes: -ans

Adverb

abans

1. before (earlier than in time)
2. before (in front of)

Antonyms

• després

Related terms

• ans

Further reading

• “abans”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “abans”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “abans” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “abans” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Gothic

Romanization

abans

1. romanization of 𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽𐍃