anteayer

Spanish

Alternative forms

• antier (Hispanic America)

Etymology

From ante- +‎ ayer.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˌanteaˈʝeɾ/ [ˌãn̪.t̪e.aˈʝeɾ]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌanteaˈʝeɾ/ [ˌãn̪.t̪e.aˈʝeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌanteaˈʃeɾ/ [ˌãn̪.t̪e.aˈʃeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌanteaˈʒeɾ/ [ˌãn̪.t̪e.aˈʒeɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: an‧te‧a‧yer

Adverb

anteayer

1. day before yesterday

   Synonym: antes de ayer

   Antonym: pasado mañana

Derived terms

• trasanteayer

 

Related terms

• antes
• ayer

 

See also

• mañana

Further reading

• “anteayer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014