Preface
Translations of "preface" (68 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | parathënie(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Ancient Greek | προοίμιον(introduction before the main text) | prooímion | |
| Arabic | مُقَدِّمَة(introduction before the main text) | muqaddima | |
| Armenian | առաջաբան(introduction before the main text) | aṙaǰaban | |
| Azerbaijani | müqəddimə(introduction before the main text), önsöz(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Belarusian | прадмо́ва(introduction before the main text) | pradmóva | |
| Bulgarian | пре́дговор(introduction before the main text), предисло́вие(introduction before the main text) | prédgovor, predislóvie | |
| Burmese | နိဒါန်း(introduction before the main text) | ni.dan: | |
| Catalan | prefaci(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 前言(introduction before the main text), 序文(introduction before the main text), 序言(introduction before the main text), 緒言 /绪言(introduction before the main text), 頌謝詞 /颂谢词(prayer before the canon of the Mass) | qiányán, xùwén, xùyán, xùyán, sòngxiècí | |
| Czech | předmluva(introduction before the main text), úvod(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Danish | forord(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Dari | دِیبَاچَه(introduction before the main text), مُقَدَّمَه(introduction before the main text) | dībāča, muqaddama | |
| Dutch | voorrede(introduction before the main text), voorwoord(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Estonian | eessõna(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Finnish | alkusanat(introduction before the main text), johdanto(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| French | préface(introduction before the main text), préface(prayer before the canon of the Mass), préfacer(to introduce a text) | — | |
| Galician | prefacio(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Georgian | წინასიტყვაობა(introduction before the main text) | c̣inasiṭq̇vaoba | |
| German | Präfation(prayer before the canon of the Mass), Vorrede(introduction before the main text), Vorwort(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Greek | πρόλογος(introduction before the main text), προλογίζω(to introduce a text) | prólogos, prologízo | |
| Gujarati | દીબાચો(introduction before the main text), પ્રસ્તાવના(introduction before the main text) | dībāco, prastāvnā | |
| Hindi | प्रस्तावना(introduction before the main text) | prastāvnā | |
| Hungarian | előszó(introduction before the main text), prefáció(prayer before the canon of the Mass) | — | |
| Ido | prefaco(introduction before the main text), prefacizar(to introduce a text) | — | |
| Indonesian | kata pengantar(introduction before the main text), mukadimah(introduction before the main text), prefasi(prayer before the canon of the Mass), sekapur sirih(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Iranian Persian | دیباچِه(introduction before the main text), مُقَدَّمِه(introduction before the main text) | dibâče, moġaddame | |
| Irish | réamhrá(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Italian | introduzione(introduction before the main text), prefazio(prayer before the canon of the Mass), prefazione(introduction before the main text), proemio(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Japanese | 前書き(introduction before the main text), 序文(introduction before the main text) | maegaki, jobun | |
| Kazakh | кіріспе(introduction before the main text) | kırıspe | |
| Khmer | បុព្វកថា(introduction before the main text) | boppĕəʼkaʼthaa | |
| Korean | 머리말(introduction before the main text), 발간사(introduction before the main text), 서문(introduction before the main text) | meorimal, balgansa, seomun | |
| Kyrgyz | сөз башы(introduction before the main text) | söz başı | |
| Latin | praefātiō(introduction before the main text), praefātiō(prayer before the canon of the Mass), prohoemium(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Latvian | priekšvārds(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Lithuanian | pratarmė(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Macedonian | предговор(introduction before the main text) | predgovor | |
| Manchu | ᠶᠠᡵᡠᠨ(introduction before the main text) | yarun | |
| Māori | kupu takamua(introduction before the main text), kupu whakataki(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Norman | préfache(introduction before the main text), préfachi(to introduce a text) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | forord(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Occitan | prefaci(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Old English | fōresæġdnes(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Plautdietsch | Väaräd(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Polish | przedmowa(introduction before the main text), wstęp(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Portuguese | prefácio(introduction before the main text), prefaciar(to introduce a text) | — | |
| Romanian | prefață(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Russian | введе́ние(introduction before the main text), вступле́ние(introduction before the main text), предисло́вие(introduction before the main text), проло́г(introduction before the main text), предваря́ть(to introduce a text), предпосыла́ть(to introduce a text) | vvedénije, vstuplénije, predislóvije, prológ, predvarjátʹ, predposylátʹ | |
| Scottish Gaelic | ro-ràdh(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | prȅdgovōr(introduction before the main text), пре̏дгово̄р(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Slovak | predhovor(introduction before the main text), predslov(introduction before the main text), úvod(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Slovene | predgovor(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Southern Altai | кире сӧс(introduction before the main text) | kire sös | |
| Spanish | prefacio(introduction before the main text), prefacio(prayer before the canon of the Mass), introducir(to introduce a text), prologar(to introduce a text) | — | |
| Swedish | förord(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Tagalog | pambungad(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Tajik | муқаддима(introduction before the main text) | muqaddima | |
| Telugu | పీఠిక(introduction before the main text) | pīṭhika | |
| Thai | คำนำ(introduction before the main text) | kam-nam | |
| Turkish | önsöz(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Ukrainian | передмо́ва(introduction before the main text) | peredmóva | |
| Urdu | تَمْہِید(introduction before the main text), دِیباچَہ(introduction before the main text), مُقَدَّمَہ(introduction before the main text) | tamhīd, dībāca, muqaddama | |
| Uyghur | مۇقەددىمە(introduction before the main text) | muqeddime | |
| Uzbek | muqaddima(introduction before the main text), soʻzboshi(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Vietnamese | lời tựa(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Welsh | rhagair(introduction before the main text) | — | |
| Yiddish | האַגדאָמע(introduction before the main text), הקדמה(introduction before the main text) | hagdome, hakdome |
parathënie
müqəddimə, önsöz
prefaci
předmluva, úvod
forord
voorrede, voorwoord
eessõna
alkusanat, johdanto
préface, préface, préfacer
prefacio
Präfation, Vorrede, Vorwort
előszó, prefáció
prefaco, prefacizar
kata pengantar, mukadimah, prefasi, sekapur sirih
réamhrá
introduzione, prefazio, prefazione, proemio
praefātiō, praefātiō, prohoemium
priekšvārds
pratarmė
kupu takamua, kupu whakataki
préfache, préfachi
forord
prefaci
fōresæġdnes
Väaräd
przedmowa, wstęp
prefácio, prefaciar
prefață
введе́ние, вступле́ние, предисло́вие, проло́г, предваря́ть, предпосыла́ть
vvedénije, vstuplénije, predislóvije, prológ, predvarjátʹ, predposylátʹ
ro-ràdh
prȅdgovōr, пре̏дгово̄р
predhovor, predslov, úvod
predgovor
prefacio, prefacio, introducir, prologar
förord
pambungad
önsöz
muqaddima, soʻzboshi
lời tựa
rhagair
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