praeludium

== English == === Noun === praeludium (plural praeludia) Obsolete spelling of preludium. == Latin == === Etymology === From praelūdō + -ium. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [prae̯ˈɫuː.di.ũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [preˈluː.di.um] === Noun === praelūdium n (genitive praelūdiī or praelūdī); second declension A prologue, prelude ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter). 1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age). ==== Descendants ====