preludium
See also: prelúdium
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Probably from Latin praeludium
Noun
preludium n (definite singular preludiet, indefinite plural preludier, definite plural preludia or preludiene)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Probably from Latin praeludium
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
- Såsom ett preludium till jul ingår ju första adventssöndagen.
- As a prelude to Christmas comes the first Sunday of Advent.
- Såsom ett preludium till jul ingår ju första adventssöndagen.
Declension
Declension of preludium | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | preludium | preludiet | preludier | preludierna |
Genitive | preludiums | preludiets | preludiers | preludiernas |
Synonyms
- förspel
- upptakt
Related terms
- preludiera
- preludiespel
References
- preludium in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- preludium in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
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