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
- the day before yesterday
- Synonym: (Western Asturias) antanueche
Related terms
- 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