West Frisian

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Etymology

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Probably related to English until.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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oant

  1. till, until
    Oant 1944 hearde Yslân by Denemarken.
    Until 1944, Iceland belonged to Denmark.
  2. up to (e.g., counting in sequence)
    X oant en mei Y
    X up to and including Y; from X to Y inclusive
  3. extending, spanning up to (space)

Further reading

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  • oant”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Conjunction

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oant

  1. until, up to the time when (some condition occurs)
    oant it begûn te reinen
    until it began to rain

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • oant”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011