| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | pre·tekst·o |
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | preteksto | pretekstoj |
| Accusative | pretekston | pretekstojn |
| Afrikaans | voorwendsel |
|---|---|
| Catalan | pretext |
| Czech | výmluva; záminka |
| Danish | påskud |
| Dutch | dekmantel; pretext; smoes; voorwendsel |
| English | pretext; excuse; plea |
| French | prétexte |
| German | Ausflucht; Umschweif; Vorwand |
| Low German | vöärwendsel |
| Papiamento | preteksto |
| Portuguese | pretexto |
| Saterland Frisian | Foarwand; Uurflucht |
| Spanish | pretexto |
| Swedish | förevändning; undanflykt; undflykt |
| Turkish | bahane |