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

	singular	plural
nominative	προμνησία •	προμνησίες •
genitive	προμνησίας •	προμνησιών •
accusative	προμνησία •	προμνησίες •
vocative	προμνησία •	προμνησίες •

Related terms

• 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)

Further reading

• προμνησία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el