antayeri

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • antayere (Palacios del Sil)
  • antesdayeri (Ribesella, Colunga, Teberga, Rato)
  • antesdayir (Ayer)
  • antardayer (Ayer, Somiedu)
  • antesdayer (Central Asturias, Teberga, Somiedu, Candamu)
  • antesdayiri (Sobrescobiu)
  • entesdayir (Ayer)
  • entesdayeri (Llanes, Parres)
  • entesdayer (Central Asturias, Carreño)
  • entisdayer (Llangréu)
  • entrisdayer (Llangréu)
  • anteayeri (Llanes)
  • antiayiri (Llaviana)
  • antiayer (Central Coast, Cabu Peñes, Carreño)
  • antieri (Casu)
  • antier (Cabrales, Oseya de Sayambre, Los Argüeyos, Babia, Ḷḷaciana)
  • antiyer
  • entayer (Most of Central and Eastern Asturias)
  • entiyere
  • entier (Cabrales)
  • antayir (Riosa)

Etymology

From ante- (before) +‎ ayeri (yesterday).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /antaˈʝeɾi/ [ãn̪.t̪aˈʝe.ɾi]
  • Rhymes: -eɾi
  • Syllabification: an‧ta‧ye‧ri

Adverb

antayeri

  1. the day before yesterday
    Synonym: (Western Asturias) antanueche
  • empasao
  • pasao
  • trespasao
  • tresantayeri

Further reading

  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “antayeri”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
  • antayeri”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN