oant

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West Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably related to English until.

Pronunciation[edit]

Preposition[edit]

oant

  1. till, until
    Oant 1944 hearde Yslân by Denemarken.
    Until 1944, Iceland belonged to Denmark.
  2. up to (e.g., counting in sequence)
    X oant en mei Y
    X up to and including Y; from X to Y inclusive
  3. extending, spanning up to (space)

Further reading[edit]

  • “oant”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Conjunction[edit]

oant

  1. until, up to the time when (some condition occurs)
    oant it begûn te reinen
    until it began to rain

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “oant”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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