preludium

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin praeludium, cognate with German Präludium, based on praeludere, used in Swedish since 1734 (or perhaps 1615).

Noun

preludium n

1. a prelude, an opening, an introduction (in music and literature)
2. 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.

Declension

Declension of preludium

	singular		plural
Neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	preludium	preludiet	preludier	preludierna
genitive	preludiums	preludiets	preludiers	preludiernas

Related terms

• preludiera
• preludiespel

Synonyms

• förspel
• upptakt

References

• preludium in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• preludium in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.