diagnose
English edit
Etymology edit
Back-formation from diagnosis.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʌɪ.əɡˌnəʊz/, /ˌdʌɪ.əɡˈnəʊz/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈdaɪ.əɡˌnoʊs/, /ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnoʊs/
Audio (Southern England) (/ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnəʊz/) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊs
Verb edit
diagnose (third-person singular simple present diagnoses, present participle diagnosing, simple past and past participle diagnosed)
- (transitive, medicine) To determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis.
- (by extension) To determine the cause of a problem.
- 1962 October, M. J. Wilson, “Three years of dieselisation at Devons Road depot”, in Modern Railways, pages 262, 264:
- But in the early days of the scheme the new machines created some problems for the fitters, who found them over-complex and their faults hard to diagnose after many years' experience of small, simple steam locomotives.
- 2002, John J. Schiavone, Training for On-board Bus Electronics, page 19:
- Mechanics use this extremely portable tool to diagnose engine faults, clear fault codes, and export data.
Usage notes edit
- Some argue that to "diagnose [someone] with a disease" is an incorrect usage because the verb takes the physician as subject and a disease as object.
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Etymology edit
Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun edit
diagnose c (singular definite diagnosen, plural indefinite diagnoser)
Declension edit
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | diagnose | diagnosen | diagnoser | diagnoserne |
| genitive | diagnoses | diagnosens | diagnosers | diagnosernes |
References edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French diagnose. Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
diagnose f (plural diagnoses or diagnosen, diminutive diagnosetje n)
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French edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
diagnose f (plural diagnoses)
Descendants edit
- → Dutch: diagnose
Further reading edit
- “diagnose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch diagnose, from French diagnose. Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). Doublet of diagnosa and diagnosis.
Noun edit
diagnose (first-person possessive diagnoseku, second-person possessive diagnosemu, third-person possessive diagnosenya)
Interlingua edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun edit
diagnose (plural diagnoses)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun edit
diagnose m (definite singular diagnosen, indefinite plural diagnoser, definite plural diagnosene)
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Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun edit
diagnose m (definite singular diagnosen, indefinite plural diagnosar, definite plural diagnosane)