LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

praelūdium

praelūdium n (genitive praelūdiī or praelūdī)
Classical[prae̯ˈɫuː.di.ũː]Ecclesiastical[preˈluː.di.um]

Meaning

  1. A prologue, prelude

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepraelūdiumpraelūdia
genitivepraelūdiī
praelūdī		praelūdiōrum
dativepraelūdiōpraelūdiīs
accusativepraelūdiumpraelūdia
ablativepraelūdiōpraelūdiīs
vocativepraelūdiumpraelūdia

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinpraelūdium

Latin lūdō Latin praelūdō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin praelūdium From praelūdō + -ium.

Descendants
  • Catalanpreludi
  • Englishprelude
  • Englishpreludium
  • Frenchprélude
  • Italianpreludio
  • Romanianpreludiu
  • Russianпрелюдия
  • Swedishpreludium

In English words that came into English from praelūdium

  • preludiumpraelūdium

Quick answers

What does praelūdium mean in Latin?
praelūdium, a noun, means “A prologue, prelude”.
What is the genitive of praelūdium?
The genitive singular is praelūdiī. praelūdium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce praelūdium?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈɫuː.di.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈluː.di.um].
Where does praelūdium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praelūdium.