prognos

Swedish

Etymology

pro- +‎ -gnos, borrowed from Latin prognōsis, from Ancient Greek πρόγνωσις (prógnōsis, “foreknowledge, perceiving beforehand, prediction”), from prefix προ- (pro-, “before”) + γνῶσις (gnôsis, “inquiry, investigation, knowing”), from γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “know”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prɔɡˈnoːs/

Noun

prognos c

  1. forecast, prognosis (prediction of the future course, or outcome, of a situation)
  2. (medicine) prognosis (forecast of the future course of a disease or disorder, based on medical knowledge)

Declension

Declension of prognos
nominative genitive
singular indefinite prognos prognos
definite prognosen prognosens
plural indefinite prognoser prognosers
definite prognoserna prognosernas

Derived terms

References

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