Präambel

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Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin praeambulum, from Latin praeambulō. Compare German preamble.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɛ(ː)ˈambl̩/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /pʁeːˈambl̩/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Prä‧am‧bel

Noun

Präambel f (genitive Präambel, plural Präambeln)

  1. preamble (a short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Declension

Further reading

  • Präambel” in Duden online
  • Präambel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache