# prosopagnosia
## English
### Alternative forms

* prosopoagnosia (uncommon)

### Etymology

Borrowed from German Prosopagnosie (see there for more). By surface analysis, prosop- +‎ agnosia.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˌpɹɒsəpaɡˈnəʊʒə/, /ˌpɹɒsəpaɡˈnəʊzɪə/, /ˌpɹɒsəpaɡˈnəʊsɪə/
* (US) IPA: /ˌpɹɑsoʊpæɡˈnoʊʒə/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

prosopagnosia (countable and uncountable, plural prosopagnosias)
* (neurology, pathology, psychology) A form of visual agnosia characterized by difficulty with face recognition despite intact low-level visual processing.
    Synonyms: face blindness, PA
    Coordinate terms: phonagnosia, prosopometamorphopsia
** 1984, Robert Axelrod, The Evolution of Cooperation, page 102:A normal person can name someone from facial features alone, even if the features have changed substantially over the years. People with prosopagnosia are not able to make this association, but have few other neurological symptoms other than a loss of some part of the visual field.

#### Derived terms

* acquired prosopagnosia
* congenital prosopagnosia
* developmental prosopagnosia
* hereditary prosopagnosia (HPA)
* prosopagnosic

#### See also

* prosopagnosia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* super recogniser

## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see German Prosopagnosie).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈprosopɑɡnosiɑ/, [ˈpro̞s̠o̞ˌpɑ̝ɡno̞ˌs̠iɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iɑ
* Hyphenation: pro‧so‧pag‧no‧sia

### Noun

prosopagnosia
* (pathology, psychology) face blindness, prosopagnosia (disorder in face recognition)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of prosopagnosia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
prosopagnosiani
prosopagnosiani
accusative
nom.
prosopagnosiani
prosopagnosiani
gen.
prosopagnosiani
genitive
prosopagnosiani
prosopagnosioideni prosopagnosioitteni prosopagnosiaini $^{rare}$
partitive
prosopagnosiaani
prosopagnosioitani
inessive
prosopagnosiassani
prosopagnosioissani
elative
prosopagnosiastani
prosopagnosioistani
illative
prosopagnosiaani
prosopagnosioihini
adessive
prosopagnosiallani
prosopagnosioillani
ablative
prosopagnosialtani
prosopagnosioiltani
allative
prosopagnosialleni
prosopagnosioilleni
essive
prosopagnosianani
prosopagnosioinani
translative
prosopagnosiakseni
prosopagnosioikseni
abessive
prosopagnosiattani
prosopagnosioittani
instructive
comitative
—prosopagnosioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
prosopagnosiasi
prosopagnosiasi
accusative
nom.
prosopagnosiasi
prosopagnosiasi
gen.
prosopagnosiasi
genitive
prosopagnosiasi
prosopagnosioidesi prosopagnosioittesi prosopagnosiaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
prosopagnosiaasi
prosopagnosioitasi
inessive
prosopagnosiassasi
prosopagnosioissasi
elative
prosopagnosiastasi
prosopagnosioistasi
illative
prosopagnosiaasi
prosopagnosioihisi
adessive
prosopagnosiallasi
prosopagnosioillasi
ablative
prosopagnosialtasi
prosopagnosioiltasi
allative
prosopagnosiallesi
prosopagnosioillesi
essive
prosopagnosianasi
prosopagnosioinasi
translative
prosopagnosiaksesi
prosopagnosioiksesi
abessive
prosopagnosiattasi
prosopagnosioittasi
instructive
comitative
—prosopagnosioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
prosopagnosiamme
prosopagnosiamme
accusative
nom.
prosopagnosiamme
prosopagnosiamme
gen.
prosopagnosiamme
genitive
prosopagnosiamme
prosopagnosioidemme prosopagnosioittemme prosopagnosiaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
prosopagnosiaamme
prosopagnosioitamme
inessive
prosopagnosiassamme
prosopagnosioissamme
elative
prosopagnosiastamme
prosopagnosioistamme
illative
prosopagnosiaamme
prosopagnosioihimme
adessive
prosopagnosiallamme
prosopagnosioillamme
ablative
prosopagnosialtamme
prosopagnosioiltamme
allative
prosopagnosiallemme
prosopagnosioillemme
essive
prosopagnosianamme
prosopagnosioinamme
translative
prosopagnosiaksemme
prosopagnosioiksemme
abessive
prosopagnosiattamme
prosopagnosioittamme
instructive
comitative
—prosopagnosioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
prosopagnosianne
prosopagnosianne
accusative
nom.
prosopagnosianne
prosopagnosianne
gen.
prosopagnosianne
genitive
prosopagnosianne
prosopagnosioidenne prosopagnosioittenne prosopagnosiainne $^{rare}$
partitive
prosopagnosiaanne
prosopagnosioitanne
inessive
prosopagnosiassanne
prosopagnosioissanne
elative
prosopagnosiastanne
prosopagnosioistanne
illative
prosopagnosiaanne
prosopagnosioihinne
adessive
prosopagnosiallanne
prosopagnosioillanne
ablative
prosopagnosialtanne
prosopagnosioiltanne
allative
prosopagnosiallenne
prosopagnosioillenne
essive
prosopagnosiananne
prosopagnosioinanne
translative
prosopagnosiaksenne
prosopagnosioiksenne
abessive
prosopagnosiattanne
prosopagnosioittanne
instructive
comitative
—prosopagnosioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
prosopagnosiansa
prosopagnosiansa
accusative
nom.
prosopagnosiansa
prosopagnosiansa
gen.
prosopagnosiansa
genitive
prosopagnosiansa
prosopagnosioidensa prosopagnosioittensa prosopagnosiainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
prosopagnosiaansa
prosopagnosioitaan prosopagnosioitansa
inessive
prosopagnosiassaan prosopagnosiassansa
prosopagnosioissaan prosopagnosioissansa
elative
prosopagnosiastaan prosopagnosiastansa
prosopagnosioistaan prosopagnosioistansa
illative
prosopagnosiaansa
prosopagnosioihinsa
adessive
prosopagnosiallaan prosopagnosiallansa
prosopagnosioillaan prosopagnosioillansa
ablative
prosopagnosialtaan prosopagnosialtansa
prosopagnosioiltaan prosopagnosioiltansa
allative
prosopagnosialleen prosopagnosiallensa
prosopagnosioilleen prosopagnosioillensa
essive
prosopagnosianaan prosopagnosianansa
prosopagnosioinaan prosopagnosioinansa
translative
prosopagnosiakseen prosopagnosiaksensa
prosopagnosioikseen prosopagnosioiksensa
abessive
prosopagnosiattaan prosopagnosiattansa
prosopagnosioittaan prosopagnosioittansa
instructive
comitative
—prosopagnosioineen prosopagnosioinensa :

#### Synonyms

* kasvosokeus

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /pɾo.zo.paɡ.noˈzi.ɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /pɾo.zo.paɡ.noˈzi.ɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /pɾo.zo.paɡ.noˈzi.a/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɾu.zu.pɐ.ɡnuˈzi.ɐ/ [pɾu.zu.pɐ.ɣnuˈzi.ɐ]
* Hyphenation: pro‧so‧pag‧no‧si‧a

### Noun

prosopagnosia f (plural prosopagnosias)
* (pathology, psychology) prosopagnosia (disorder in face recognition)

### Further reading

* “prosopagnosia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025