preliminary

Etymology
From the or from Modern, formed from  +  + ; compare 🇨🇬.

Adjective

 * 1) In preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory.

Translations

 * Azerbaijani: ilkin, ibtidai, ilk
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan: preliminar
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, preliminaarinen,
 * French:
 * Galician: preliminar
 * Georgian: წინასწარი
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: réamh-
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 예비의
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: preliminær,
 * Nynorsk: preliminær, foreløpig
 * Occitan:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:, ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:, , ,
 * Welsh:

Noun

 * 1) A preparation for a main matter; an introduction.
 * 2) Any of a series of sports events that determine the finalists
 * 3) A relatively minor contest that precedes a major one, especially in boxing
 * 1) A relatively minor contest that precedes a major one, especially in boxing

Translations

 * Finnish: ;


 * Finnish:, karsintaottelu
 * Irish: réamhbhabhta
 * Japanese:


 * Finnish: lämmittelyottelu