προμνησία

Greek

Etymology

Neologism of the 21st century, free translation of the French déjà vu which is frequently used in the original French. Created in the pattern of αμνησία (amnisía, “amnesia”) from προ- (“pre, before”) + μνη-(stem from μνήμη (mnḗmē, “memory”) + -σία (suffix for abstract nouns).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɾo.mniˈsi.a/
  • Hyphenation: προ‧μνη‧σί‧α

Noun

προμνησία • (promnisía) f (plural προμνησίες)

  1. (psychology, psychiatry, neologism) déjà vu

Declension
declension of προμνησία
case     \     number singular plural
nominative προμνησία • προμνησίες •
genitive προμνησίας • προμνησιών •
accusative προμνησία • προμνησίες •
vocative προμνησία • προμνησίες •
  • αμεριμνησία f (amerimnisía, “unconcern”)
  • αμνησία f (amnisía, “amnesia”) (also psychiatry)
  • δυσμνησία f (dysmnisía, “dysmnesia”) (psychiatry)
  • παραμνησία f (paramnisía, “paramnesia”) (psychiatry)
  • υπερμνησία f (ypermnisía, “hypermnesia”) (psychiatry)

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