Ilmaprognoosides

Ilmaprognoosides is an Estonian term that refers to the inessive plural form of the noun ilmaprognoos, meaning “in weather forecasts.” The base ilmaprognoos is a compound of ilma- “air” and prognoos “forecast,” and it is used in meteorology and journalism to denote forecast content.

Grammatically, ilmaprognoosides marks a location within the forecasts. It forms part of the broader inflection system for ilmaprognoos, which has several case forms such as ilmaprognoosid (nominative plural) and ilmaprognooside (genitive plural). The inessive plural ilmaprognoosides therefore translates roughly to “in the weather forecasts.”

Usage examples are typically found in analytical or reporting contexts where information is summarized or cited from forecasts. For example, one might say: Ilmaprognoosides öeldakse, et täna on oht vihma. (“In weather forecasts it says that today there is a chance of rain.”)

See also: ilmaprognoos, weather forecasting, Estonian grammar.