Präambel
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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]