praeludium

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈluː.di.um/, [präe̯ˈɫ̪uːd̪iʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈlu.di.um/, [preˈluːd̪ium]

Noun

praelūdium n (genitive praelūdiī or praelūdī); second declension

1. A prologue, prelude

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	praelūdium	praelūdia
Genitive	praelūdiī praelūdī1	praelūdiōrum
Dative	praelūdiō	praelūdiīs
Accusative	praelūdium	praelūdia
Ablative	praelūdiō	praelūdiīs
Vocative	praelūdium	praelūdia

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

praelūdium

• Catalan: preludi
• English: prelude
• French: prélude

• Italian: preludio
• Romanian: preludiu
• Russian: прелюдия (preljudija)
• Swedish: preludium