exordium

English

Etymology

From Latin exōrdium (“beginning, commencement”), from exōrdior (“I begin, commence”), from ex (“out of, from”) + ōrdior (“I begin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛɡˈzɔːdɪəm/

Noun

exordium (plural exordiums or exordia)

1. a beginning
2. the introduction to a paper or discourse
   • 1985, Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked

     This is a feeble article of faith to begin with, but it helps to push my pen through this exordium and what now follows.

Translations

beginning

Portuguese: exórdio (pt) m.

Spanish: exordio (es) m.

introduction to a paper or discourse

Portuguese: vexórdio (pt) m.

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Latin

Noun

exordium (genitive exordiī); n, second declension

1. beginning, commencement
2. introduction, preface

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	exordium	exordia
genitive	exordiī	exordiōrum
dative	exordiō	exordiīs
accusative	exordium	exordia
ablative	exordiō	exordiīs
vocative	exordium	exordia