oonte

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• onte

Etymology

From *aõite, from earlier *anoite, from Latin ad noctem (“at night”), from nox (“night”) or hac noctem. Cognate with Old Spanish anoche and Old French anuit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈõ.te/

Adverb

oonte

1. yesterday
   • 1525-1526, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Pero Garcia Burgalês, B 1384: Maria negra desventuirada (facsimile)

     Oonte ao ſeraã

     Yesterday, in the evening

Synonyms

• eire

Descendants

• Galician: onte
• Mirandese: onte
• Portuguese: ontem
  • Kabuverdianu: ónti