abante

Latin

Adverb

abante (not comparable)

1. alternative spelling of ab ante

Preposition

abante (+ accusative)

1. alternative spelling of ab ante

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó

Proto-Italic *ap

Latin ab

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti

Proto-Italic *anti

Latin ante

Late Latin ab ante

Catalan avantbor.

Spanish avantebor.

Tagalog abante

Borrowed from Spanish avante (“ahead”), borrowed from Catalan avant, from Late Latin ab ante (“before, in front of”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈbante/ [ʔɐˈban̪.t̪ɛ]

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• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: a‧ban‧te

Noun

abante (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. movement forward; advance
2. advantage in scoring; lead (over an opponent)
3. progress; development; advance
4. sufficiency (as of stock or supply)

Derived terms

• abentihan
• iabante
• makaabante
• paabantihin
• umabante

Related terms

• abanse

Interjection

abante (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. forward!; proceed!; go ahead!

   Synonyms: lakad, sige, tuloy

Further reading

• “abante”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018