avànt

See also: avant, Avant, and avânt

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Vallader) avant
• (Sursilvan) avon
• (Puter) aunz, avaunt

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Vulgar Latin abante, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin ab + ante, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (“front, forehead”).

Preposition

avànt

1. (Sutsilvan) before, beforehand
2. (Sutsilvan) ago

Synonyms

• (ago): davànt