avan

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See also: -avan and avan-

Cornish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Welsh afan.

Noun[edit]

avan f pl (singulative avanen)

  1. raspberries

Ido[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French avant, Italian avanti, ultimately from Latin ante. Compare Esperanto antaŭ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Preposition[edit]

avan

  1. in front of, ahead of, before (in space)
    Me es avan il en la serio.
    I am in front of him in the queue.

Antonyms[edit]

  • dop (behind, after (in place), (US) back of)

Paronyms[edit]

  • ante (before (of time), earlier than)