prognosticon
Latin
Alternative forms
- prognōsticum
Etymology
From Ancient Greek προγνωστικόν (prognōstikón).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /proɡˈnoːs.ti.kon/, [prɔŋˈnoːs̠t̪ɪkɔn]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /proɲˈɲos.ti.kon/, [proɲˈɲɔst̪ikon]
Noun
prognōsticon n (genitive prognōsticī); second declension
- a prognostication; an omen or sign of the future
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | prognōsticon | prognōstica |
| Genitive | prognōsticī | prognōsticōrum |
| Dative | prognōsticō | prognōsticīs |
| Accusative | prognōsticon | prognōstica |
| Ablative | prognōsticō | prognōsticīs |
| Vocative | prognōsticon | prognōstica |
Derived terms
- prognōstica
Related terms
- prognōsis
Descendants
- English: prognostic
References
- “prognosticon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- prognosticon in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- prognosticon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette