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Definition 2024
prooemium
prooemium
See also: proœmium
Latin
Noun
prooemium n (genitive prooemiī); second declension
- a preface, introduction, prelude
- (poetic) a beginning
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | prooemium | prooemia |
| genitive | prooemiī | prooemiōrum |
| dative | prooemiō | prooemiīs |
| accusative | prooemium | prooemia |
| ablative | prooemiō | prooemiīs |
| vocative | prooemium | prooemia |
References
- prooemium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- prooemium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers