LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

praelūdō

praelūdō (present infinitive praelūdere, perfect active praelūsī, supine praelūsum)
Classical[prae̯ˈɫuː.doː]Ecclesiastical[preˈluː.do]

Meaning

  1. to play beforehand (as practice)
  2. to preface

Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.praelūdōpraelūdēbampraelūdampraelūsīpraelūserampraelūserō
2nd sg.praelūdispraelūdēbāspraelūdēspraelūsistīpraelūserāspraelūseris
3rd sg.praelūditpraelūdēbatpraelūdetpraelūsitpraelūseratpraelūserit
1st pl.praelūdimuspraelūdēbāmuspraelūdēmuspraelūsimuspraelūserāmuspraelūserimus
2nd pl.praelūditispraelūdēbātispraelūdētispraelūsistispraelūserātispraelūseritis
3rd pl.praelūduntpraelūdēbantpraelūdentpraelūsērunt
praelūsēre		praelūserantpraelūserint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.praelūdampraelūderempraelūserimpraelūsissem
2nd sg.praelūdāspraelūderēspraelūserīspraelūsissēs
3rd sg.praelūdatpraelūderetpraelūseritpraelūsisset
1st pl.praelūdāmuspraelūderēmuspraelūserīmuspraelūsissēmus
2nd pl.praelūdātispraelūderētispraelūserītispraelūsissētis
3rd pl.praelūdantpraelūderentpraelūserintpraelūsissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.praelūdorpraelūdēbarpraelūdar
2nd sg.praelūderis
praelūdere		praelūdēbāris
praelūdēbāre		praelūdēris
praelūdēre
3rd sg.praelūditurpraelūdēbāturpraelūdētur
1st pl.praelūdimurpraelūdēbāmurpraelūdēmur
2nd pl.praelūdiminīpraelūdēbāminīpraelūdēminī
3rd pl.praelūdunturpraelūdēbanturpraelūdentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.praelūdarpraelūderer
2nd sg.praelūdāris
praelūdāre		praelūderēris
praelūderēre
3rd sg.praelūdāturpraelūderētur
1st pl.praelūdāmurpraelūderēmur
2nd pl.praelūdāminīpraelūderēminī
3rd pl.praelūdanturpraelūderentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.praelūdepraelūdere
pres. 2nd pl.praelūditepraelūdiminī
fut. 2nd sg.praelūditōpraelūditor
fut. 3rd sg.praelūditōpraelūditor
fut. 2nd pl.praelūditōte—
fut. 3rd pl.praelūduntōpraelūduntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepraelūderepraelūdī
perfect infinitivepraelūsisse—
present participlepraelūdēns—
perfect participle—praelūsa
praelūsā, praelūsae, praelūsam, praelūsārum, praelūsās, praelūse, praelūsīs, praelūsō, praelūsōrum, praelūsōs, praelūsus
future participlepraelūsūra
praelūsūrā, praelūsūrae, praelūsūram, praelūsūrārum, praelūsūrās, praelūsūre, praelūsūrī, praelūsūrīs, praelūsūrō, praelūsūrōrum, praelūsūrōs, praelūsūrum, praelūsūrus		praelūdendus
praelūdundus, praelūdenda, praelūdendā, praelūdendae, praelūdendam, praelūdendārum, praelūdendās, praelūdende, praelūdendīs, praelūdendōrum, praelūdendōs
gerundpraelūdendī, praelūdendō, praelūdendumsupinepraelūsū

prae-lūdo, si, sum, 3, v. a.,
I. to play beforehand, by way of practice or trial; to prelude, rehearse (post - Aug.).
I. Lit.: Nero Pompeiano praeludit, sings beforehand, preludes, Plin. 37, 2, 7, § 19: tragoediis, Gell. 19, 11, 2.—With acc.: pugnam praeludere, to prepare one's self for fighting, Rut. Itin. 1, 257.—
II. Trop.: aliquid operibus suis praeludere, to premise, preface, Stat. S. 1 praef.: ac Mariana quidem rabies intra Urbem praeluserat, quasi experiretur, had only made a prelude, Flor. 4, 2, 2: sic maria bello quasi tempestate praeluserant, id. 3, 6, 1.

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. Latinpraelūdō

Latin lūdō Latin praelūdō From prae- + lūdō.

In English words that came into English from praelūdō

  • preludepreludium
  • prelusivepraelūdere
  • prelusionpraelūsiō
  • preludiumpraeludium

Quick answers

What does praelūdō mean in Latin?
praelūdō, a verb, means “to play beforehand (as practice); to preface”.
What are the principal parts of praelūdō?
praelūdō, praelūdere, praelūsī, praelūsum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce praelūdō?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈɫuː.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈluː.do].
Where does praelūdō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praelūdō.
Which English words come from praelūdō?
English words that go back to Latin praelūdō include prelusive, prelude, prelusion and preludium.