onte

yesterday

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɔntɪ]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: ad noctem

Cognate with Portuguese: ontem

Cognate with Spanish: anoche

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese oonte, from *aõite, from Latin ad noctem (“at night”), from nox (“night”). Compare Portuguese ontem and Spanish anoche.

Sentences

Lémbrome que onte a esta mesma hora sentara a escribir unha historia .

I remember yesterday at this very hour I was sitting down to write a story.

O Real Madrid estrelouse onte por terceira vez na casa .

Real Madrid crashed for the third time at home yesterday.

Son datos de onte , porque o Ministerio de Sanidade actualízaos polas tardes .

They are data from yesterday, because the Ministry of Health updates them in the afternoons.