diante

Interlingue

Noun

diante (plural diantes)

  1. carnation

Portuguese

Alternative forms
  • diãte (obsolete, abbreviation)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese deante, from de +‎ enante. Enante from Late Latin inante, from Latin in +‎ ante. Cognate with Galician diante, Asturian, Leonese and Mirandese delantre and Spanish delante.

Pronunciation

Adverb

diante (comparative mais diante superlative o mais diante)

  1. in front of
  2. before
  3. ahead

Derived terms
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