próba

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See also: proba, probá, and probă

Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin proba.

Pronunciation

Noun

próba (plural próbák)

  1. test, testing, trial, experiment
    Synonyms: próbatétel, kipróbálás, kísérlet, ellenőrzés, tesztelés, vizsgálat, kivizsgálás
  2. sample, specimen
    Synonyms: minta, mintadarab, kóstoló, példány
  3. (clothing) fitting, trying on
    Synonym: felpróbálás
  4. (theater) rehearsal
  5. (criminal law, in certain phrases) probation, parole
    Synonym: feltételes szabadlábra helyezés

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative próba próbák
accusative próbát próbákat
dative próbának próbáknak
instrumental próbával próbákkal
causal-final próbáért próbákért
translative próbává próbákká
terminative próbáig próbákig
essive-formal próbaként próbákként
essive-modal — —
inessive próbában próbákban
superessive próbán próbákon
adessive próbánál próbáknál
illative próbába próbákba
sublative próbára próbákra
allative próbához próbákhoz
elative próbából próbákból
delative próbáról próbákról
ablative próbától próbáktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		próbáé próbáké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		próbáéi próbákéi
Possessive forms of próba
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. próbám próbáim
2nd person sing. próbád próbáid
3rd person sing. próbája próbái
1st person plural próbánk próbáink
2nd person plural próbátok próbáitok
3rd person plural próbájuk próbáik

Derived terms

Compound words
Expressions

References

  1. ^ próba in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • próba in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish próba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈproba/
  • Syllabification: pró‧ba

Noun

próba f

  1. attempt, effort, test, trial, try

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns
verbs

Related terms

nouns

Further reading

  • Stefan Ramułt (1893) “proba”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego‎ (in Kashubian), page 161
  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “próba”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1-2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “próba”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
  • “próba”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Masurian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish próba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Syllabification: pró‧ba

Noun

próba f

  1. attempt, effort try (something done in the aim of accomplishing something)

Derived terms

verbs

Further reading

  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2021) “proba, próba”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎, volume 6, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 15

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Probe. First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpru.ba/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈpro.ba/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -uba
  • Syllabification: pró‧ba

Noun

próba f

  1. attempt, effort try (something done in the aim of accomplishing something)
    Synonym: usiłowanie
  2. (theater) rehearsal (practicing of something which is to be performed before an audience, usually to test or improve the interaction between several participating people, or to allow technical adjustments with respect to staging to be done)
  3. trial, test (action intended to check something)
  4. trial (difficult situation)
  5. sample (example of someone'e abilities)
    Synonym: próbka
  6. sample (small amount of something taken for analysis)
    Synonym: próbka
  7. (metallurgy) fineness (ratio, in a precious metal, of the primary metal to any additives or impurities)
  8. (statistics, sciences) sample (subset of a population selected for measurement, observation or questioning, to provide statistical information about the population)
  9. attempt, effort try; sample, fruit (result of someone's attempts)
  10. proof (effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth)

Declension

Declension of próba
singular plural
nominative próba próby
genitive próby prób
dative próbie próbom
accusative próbę próby
instrumental próbą próbami
locative próbie próbach
vocative próbo próby

Derived terms

adjectives
adverbs
nouns
verbs
verbs

Related terms

nouns

Descendants

  • → Kashubian: próba
  • → Masurian: próba
  • → Slovincian: próba

Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), próba is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 32 times in scientific texts, 37 times in news, 22 times in essays, 13 times in fiction, and 5 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 109 times, making it the 573rd most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.

References

  1. ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “próba”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
  2. ^ Mańczak, Witold (2017) “próba”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
  3. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “próba”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  4. ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “próba”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎ (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  5. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “próba”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  6. ^ Ida Kurcz (1990) “próba”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language]‎ (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 440

Further reading

  • próba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • próba in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • “PROBA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 12.04.2010
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “próba”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “próba”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861‎
  • A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1908), “próba”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎ (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw, page 1003

Slovincian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish próba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈproba/
  • Syllabification: pró‧ba

Noun

próba f

  1. attempt, effort try (something done in the aim of accomplishing something)
  2. sample; example

Derived terms

verbs

Further reading

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