Präambel
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin praeambulum, from Latin praeambulō. Compare German preamble.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /pʁɛ(ː)ˈambl̩/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /pʁeːˈambl̩/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Prä‧am‧bel
Noun edit
Präambel f (genitive Präambel, plural Präambeln)
- preamble (a short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)
Declension edit
Declension of Präambel [feminine]