preludio

See also: preludió, prelúdio, and preludiò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /preˈlu.djo/
• Rhymes: -udjo
• Hyphenation: pre‧lù‧dio

Etymology 1

From Latin praeludium.

Noun

preludio m (plural preludi)

1. (music) prelude

   Synonyms: (music) introduzione, introduzione

   Antonym: (music) coda

2. introduction

See also

• introduzione

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

preludio

1. first-person singular present indicative of preludiare

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾeˈludjo/ [pɾeˈlu.ð̞jo]
• Rhymes: -udjo
• Syllabification: pre‧lu‧dio

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?

Proto-Italic *prai

Proto-Italic *prai-

Latin prae-

Latin lūdō

Latin praelūdō

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -iusnom.

Latin -ium

Medieval Latin praelūdiumbor.

Spanish preludio

Borrowed from Medieval Latin praelūdium.

Noun

preludio m (plural preludios)

1. (music) prelude
2. introduction

See also

• introducción

Etymology 2

Verb

preludio

1. first-person singular present indicative of preludiar

Further reading

• “preludio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025