"prooemium" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [proˈoe̯.mi.ũː] [Classical-Latin], [proˈɛː.mi.um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek προοίμιον (prooímion). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|προοίμιον}} Ancient Greek προοίμιον (prooímion) Head templates: {{la-noun|prooemium<2>}} prooemium n (genitive prooemiī or prooemī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|prooemium<2>}} Forms: prooemiī [genitive], prooemī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], prooemium [nominative, singular], prooemia [nominative, plural], prooemiī [genitive, singular], prooemī [genitive, singular], prooemiōrum [genitive, plural], prooemiō [dative, singular], prooemiīs [dative, plural], prooemium [accusative, singular], prooemia [accusative, plural], prooemiō [ablative, singular], prooemiīs [ablative, plural], prooemium [singular, vocative], prooemia [plural, vocative], prohoemium [alternative], prohēmium [alternative, Medieval-Latin], prohēmum [alternative, Medieval-Latin]
  1. a preface, introduction, prelude Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-prooemium-la-noun-O56xN6qm Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Literature, Writing Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 52 48 Disambiguation of Literature: 100 0 Disambiguation of Writing: 51 49
  2. (poetic) a beginning Tags: declension-2, neuter, poetic
    Sense id: en-prooemium-la-noun-ijBlfW8L Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Writing Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 52 48 Disambiguation of Writing: 51 49

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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