English
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Etymology
Borrowed from German Prosopagnosie (see there for more). By surface analysis, prosop- + agnosia.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpɹɒsəpaɡˈnəʊʒə/, /ˌpɹɒsəpaɡˈnəʊzɪə/, /ˌpɹɒsəpaɡˈnəʊsɪə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌpɹɑsoʊpæɡˈnoʊʒə/
Noun
prosopagnosia (countable and uncountable, plural prosopagnosias)
- (neurology, pathology, psychology) A form of visual agnosia characterized by difficulty with face recognition despite intact low-level visual processing.
- Synonyms: face blindness, PA
- Coordinate terms: phonagnosia, prosopometamorphopsia
1984, Robert Axelrod, The Evolution of Cooperation, page 102:A normal person can name someone from facial features alone, even if the features have changed substantially over the years. People with prosopagnosia are not able to make this association, but have few other neurological symptoms other than a loss of some part of the visual field.
Derived terms
Translations
disorder of face perception
See also
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see German Prosopagnosie).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈprosopɑɡnosiɑ/, [ˈpro̞s̠o̞ˌpɑ̝ɡno̞ˌs̠iɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -iɑ
- Syllabification(key): pro‧so‧pag‧no‧si‧a
- Hyphenation(key): pro‧so‧pag‧no‧sia
Noun
prosopagnosia
- (pathology, psychology) face blindness, prosopagnosia (disorder in face recognition)
Declension
| Inflection of prosopagnosia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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| nominative
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prosopagnosia
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prosopagnosiat
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| genitive
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prosopagnosian
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prosopagnosioiden
prosopagnosioitten
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| partitive
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prosopagnosiaa
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prosopagnosioita
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| illative
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prosopagnosiaan
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prosopagnosioihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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prosopagnosia
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prosopagnosiat
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| accusative
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nom.
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prosopagnosia
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prosopagnosiat
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| gen.
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prosopagnosian
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| genitive
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prosopagnosian
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prosopagnosioiden
prosopagnosioitten
prosopagnosiain rare
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| partitive
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prosopagnosiaa
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prosopagnosioita
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| inessive
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prosopagnosiassa
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prosopagnosioissa
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| elative
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prosopagnosiasta
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prosopagnosioista
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| illative
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prosopagnosiaan
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prosopagnosioihin
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| adessive
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prosopagnosialla
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prosopagnosioilla
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| ablative
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prosopagnosialta
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prosopagnosioilta
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| allative
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prosopagnosialle
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prosopagnosioille
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| essive
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prosopagnosiana
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prosopagnosioina
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| translative
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prosopagnosiaksi
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prosopagnosioiksi
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| abessive
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prosopagnosiatta
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prosopagnosioitta
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| instructive
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—
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prosopagnosioin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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prosopagnosiani
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prosopagnosiani
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| accusative
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nom.
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prosopagnosiani
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prosopagnosiani
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| gen.
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prosopagnosiani
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| genitive
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prosopagnosiani
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prosopagnosioideni
prosopagnosioitteni
prosopagnosiaini rare
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| partitive
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prosopagnosiaani
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prosopagnosioitani
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| inessive
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prosopagnosiassani
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prosopagnosioissani
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| elative
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prosopagnosiastani
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prosopagnosioistani
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| illative
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prosopagnosiaani
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prosopagnosioihini
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| adessive
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prosopagnosiallani
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prosopagnosioillani
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| ablative
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prosopagnosialtani
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prosopagnosioiltani
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| allative
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prosopagnosialleni
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prosopagnosioilleni
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| essive
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prosopagnosianani
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prosopagnosioinani
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| translative
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prosopagnosiakseni
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prosopagnosioikseni
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| abessive
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prosopagnosiattani
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prosopagnosioittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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prosopagnosioineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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prosopagnosiasi
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prosopagnosiasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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prosopagnosiasi
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prosopagnosiasi
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| gen.
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prosopagnosiasi
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| genitive
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prosopagnosiasi
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prosopagnosioidesi
prosopagnosioittesi
prosopagnosiaisi rare
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| partitive
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prosopagnosiaasi
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prosopagnosioitasi
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| inessive
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prosopagnosiassasi
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prosopagnosioissasi
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| elative
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prosopagnosiastasi
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prosopagnosioistasi
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| illative
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prosopagnosiaasi
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prosopagnosioihisi
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| adessive
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prosopagnosiallasi
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prosopagnosioillasi
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| ablative
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prosopagnosialtasi
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prosopagnosioiltasi
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| allative
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prosopagnosiallesi
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prosopagnosioillesi
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| essive
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prosopagnosianasi
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prosopagnosioinasi
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| translative
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prosopagnosiaksesi
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prosopagnosioiksesi
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| abessive
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prosopagnosiattasi
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prosopagnosioittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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prosopagnosioinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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prosopagnosiamme
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prosopagnosiamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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prosopagnosiamme
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prosopagnosiamme
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| gen.
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prosopagnosiamme
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| genitive
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prosopagnosiamme
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prosopagnosioidemme
prosopagnosioittemme
prosopagnosiaimme rare
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| partitive
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prosopagnosiaamme
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prosopagnosioitamme
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| inessive
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prosopagnosiassamme
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prosopagnosioissamme
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| elative
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prosopagnosiastamme
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prosopagnosioistamme
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| illative
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prosopagnosiaamme
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prosopagnosioihimme
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| adessive
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prosopagnosiallamme
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prosopagnosioillamme
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| ablative
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prosopagnosialtamme
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prosopagnosioiltamme
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| allative
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prosopagnosiallemme
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prosopagnosioillemme
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| essive
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prosopagnosianamme
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prosopagnosioinamme
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| translative
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prosopagnosiaksemme
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prosopagnosioiksemme
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| abessive
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prosopagnosiattamme
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prosopagnosioittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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prosopagnosioinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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prosopagnosianne
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prosopagnosianne
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| accusative
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nom.
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prosopagnosianne
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prosopagnosianne
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| gen.
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prosopagnosianne
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| genitive
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prosopagnosianne
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prosopagnosioidenne
prosopagnosioittenne
prosopagnosiainne rare
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| partitive
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prosopagnosiaanne
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prosopagnosioitanne
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| inessive
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prosopagnosiassanne
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prosopagnosioissanne
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| elative
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prosopagnosiastanne
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prosopagnosioistanne
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| illative
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prosopagnosiaanne
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prosopagnosioihinne
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| adessive
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prosopagnosiallanne
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prosopagnosioillanne
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| ablative
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prosopagnosialtanne
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prosopagnosioiltanne
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| allative
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prosopagnosiallenne
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prosopagnosioillenne
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| essive
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prosopagnosiananne
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prosopagnosioinanne
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| translative
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prosopagnosiaksenne
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prosopagnosioiksenne
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| abessive
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prosopagnosiattanne
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prosopagnosioittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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prosopagnosioinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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prosopagnosiansa
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prosopagnosiansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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prosopagnosiansa
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prosopagnosiansa
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| gen.
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prosopagnosiansa
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| genitive
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prosopagnosiansa
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prosopagnosioidensa
prosopagnosioittensa
prosopagnosiainsa rare
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| partitive
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prosopagnosiaansa
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prosopagnosioitaan
prosopagnosioitansa
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| inessive
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prosopagnosiassaan
prosopagnosiassansa
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prosopagnosioissaan
prosopagnosioissansa
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| elative
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prosopagnosiastaan
prosopagnosiastansa
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prosopagnosioistaan
prosopagnosioistansa
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| illative
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prosopagnosiaansa
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prosopagnosioihinsa
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| adessive
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prosopagnosiallaan
prosopagnosiallansa
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prosopagnosioillaan
prosopagnosioillansa
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| ablative
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prosopagnosialtaan
prosopagnosialtansa
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prosopagnosioiltaan
prosopagnosioiltansa
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| allative
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prosopagnosialleen
prosopagnosiallensa
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prosopagnosioilleen
prosopagnosioillensa
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| essive
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prosopagnosianaan
prosopagnosianansa
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prosopagnosioinaan
prosopagnosioinansa
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| translative
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prosopagnosiakseen
prosopagnosiaksensa
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prosopagnosioikseen
prosopagnosioiksensa
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| abessive
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prosopagnosiattaan
prosopagnosiattansa
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prosopagnosioittaan
prosopagnosioittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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prosopagnosioineen
prosopagnosioinensa
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Synonyms
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.zo.paɡ.noˈzi.ɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.zo.paɡ.noˈzi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.zo.paɡ.noˈzi.a/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾu.zu.pɐ.ɡnuˈzi.ɐ/ [pɾu.zu.pɐ.ɣnuˈzi.ɐ]
- Hyphenation: pro‧so‧pag‧no‧si‧a
Noun
prosopagnosia f (plural prosopagnosias)
- (pathology, psychology) prosopagnosia (disorder in face recognition)
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