прелюдія

From Latin praelūdium. Compare Russian прелю́дия (preljúdija), Belarusian прэлю́дыя (preljúdyja).

• IPA^(key): [preˈlʲudʲijɐ]

прелю́дія • (preljúdija) f inan (genitive прелю́дії, nominative plural прелю́дії, genitive plural прелю́дій)

1. (music) prelude (short, free-form piece of music, serving as an introduction to a longer and more complex piece)
2. (music) prelude (short, stand-alone piece of music)
3. prelude (introductory or preliminary performance or event)
4. foreplay (acts at the beginning of a sexual encounter)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “прелюдія”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “прелюдія”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “прелюдія”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “прелюдія”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)