preludium

== English == === Alternative forms === praeludium, præludium (obsolete) === Etymology === From Latin praeludium. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹɪˈluːdiəm/, /-ˈljuːdiəm/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹəˈluːdiəm/ === Noun === preludium (plural preludiums or preludia) (now rare) prelude, portent == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Probably from Latin praeludium === Noun === preludium n (definite singular preludiet, indefinite plural preludier, definite plural preludia or preludiene) (music) a prelude === References === “preludium” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Probably from Latin praeludium === Noun === preludium n (definite singular preludiet, indefinite plural preludium, definite plural preludia) (music) a prelude === References === “preludium” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Präludium, from Italian preludio, from Latin praelūdium. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /prɛˈlu.djum/ Rhymes: -udjum Syllabification: pre‧lu‧dium === Noun === preludium n (music) prelude (short, free-form piece of music, serving as an introduction to a longer and more complex piece) (music) prelude (short, stand-alone piece of music) prelude (introductory or preliminary performance or event) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “preludium”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “preludium”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) == Swedish == === Etymology === From Latin praeludium, cognate with German Präludium, based on praeludere, used in Swedish since 1734 (or perhaps 1615). === Noun === preludium n a prelude, an opening, an introduction (in music and literature) a preparation, a sign of things to come ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== förspel upptakt ==== Related terms ==== preludiera preludiespel === References === “preludium”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “preludium”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)