Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

preludium n ‎(definite singular preludiet, indefinite plural preludier, definite plural preludia or preludiene)

1. (music) a prelude

References

• “preludium” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Probably from Latin praeludium

Noun

preludium n ‎(definite singular preludiet, indefinite plural preludium, definite plural preludia)

1. (music) a prelude

References

• “preludium” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

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.