Prognoosidele

Prognoosidele is an Estonian term that functions as the dative plural form of prognoos, meaning forecast or prognosis. In English, it can be rendered as “to the forecasts” or “for the forecasts,” depending on the sentence structure. The form shows how Estonian marks a recipient or beneficiary in plural.

Etymology and morphology: Prognoos is a loanword in Estonian, borrowed from German Prognose (ultimately from Latin prognosis). The standard nominative plural is prognoosid, and the genitive plural is prognooside. The form prognoosidele is the dative/allative plural, created by adding the suffix -idele to the plural stem, to express “to/for the forecasts.”

Usage: Prognoosidele appears mainly in formal or technical writing, where the forecasts themselves are the indirect object or the entity being referred to. It is commonly found in phrases describing actions directed toward forecasts or based on forecasts. For example, a phrase like prognoosidele tuginev analüüs means an analysis that is based on forecasts.

See also: prognoos, prognosis, forecast. These related terms cover the basic concept of a forecast or prognosis and their usage in Estonian.