prognóstico

See also: prognostico and prognosticò

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pronóstico

Etymology

From Latin prognosticus, from Ancient Greek προγνωστικός (prognōstikós, “foreknowing”), from πρό- (pró-) + γνωστικός (gnōstikós, “of or for knowing, good at knowing”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɔˈɡnɔʃ.ti.ku/ [pɾɔˈɣnɔʃ.ti.ku]

• Hyphenation: prog‧nós‧ti‧co

Adjective

prognóstico (feminine prognóstica, masculine plural prognósticos, feminine plural prognósticas)

1. prognostic (being a forecast of future development)

Noun

prognóstico m (plural prognósticos)

1. prognostic (sign by which a future event may be known or foretold)

Related terms

• prognosticar

 

Further reading

• “prognóstico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “prognóstico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024