prolog

See also: Prolog

English

Noun

prolog (plural prologs)

1. (US) Uncommon spelling of prologue.

Verb

prolog (third-person singular simple present prologs, present participle prologing, simple past and past participle prologed)

1. (US) Uncommon spelling of prologue.

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “prolog”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprolok]

Noun

prolog m inan

1. prologue

   Synonym: předmluva

   Antonym: epilog

Declension

Declension of prolog (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	prolog	prology
genitive	prologu	prologů
dative	prologu	prologům
accusative	prolog	prology
vocative	prologu	prology
locative	prologu	prolozích
instrumental	prologem	prology

Related terms

• See logos

Further reading

• “prolog”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “prolog”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “prolog”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch proloog (“prologue”), from Old French, from Latin prologus, from Ancient Greek πρόλογος (prólogos).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈproloɡ/ [ˈpro.lɔk̚]
• Rhymes: -oloɡ
• Syllabification: pro‧log

Noun

prolog (plural prolog-prolog)

1. (drama) prologue

Further reading

• “prolog”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *pér

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *próder.

Ancient Greek πρό (pró)

Ancient Greek προ- (pro-)

Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos

Proto-Hellenic *lógos

Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)

Ancient Greek πρόλογος (prólogos)bor.

Latin prologuslbor.

Polish prolog

Learned borrowing from Latin prologus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πρόλογος (prólogos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔ.lɔk/

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• Rhymes: -ɔlɔk
• Syllabification: pro‧log

Noun

prolog m inan

1. prologue

Declension

Declension of prolog

	singular	plural
nominative	prolog	prologi
genitive	prologu	prologów
dative	prologowi	prologom
accusative	prolog	prologi
instrumental	prologiem	prologami
locative	prologu	prologach
vocative	prologu	prologi

Further reading

• “prolog”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “prolog”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French prologue.

Noun

prolog n (plural prologuri)

1. prologue

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	prolog	prologul	prologe	prologele
genitive-dative	prolog	prologului	prologe	prologelor
vocative	prologule		prologelor

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prǒloɡ/
• Hyphenation: pro‧log

Noun

pròlog m inan (Cyrillic spelling про̀лог)

1. prologue

Declension

Declension of prolog

	singular	plural
nominative	prolog	prolozi
genitive	prologa	prologa
dative	prologu	prolozima
accusative	prolog	prologe
vocative	prolože	prolozi
locative	prologu	prolozima
instrumental	prologom	prolozima

Welsh

Etymology

Derived from Old French prologue, possibly via Middle English prologue. Doublet of prol.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈprɔlɔɡ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈproːlɔɡ/, /ˈprɔlɔɡ/

Noun

prolog m (plural prologau)

1. prologue, introduction

   Synonyms: rhagymadrodd, rhagair, rhagarweiniad

Mutation

Mutated forms of prolog

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
prolog	brolog	mhrolog	phrolog

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “prologue”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[3], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “prolog”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin