prøve

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See also: prove

Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German prove, from Old French prueve or Medieval Latin proba. Compare English proof and German Probe.

Noun

prøve c (singular definite prøven, plural indefinite prøver)

  1. trial, test, examination
    at være til prøve ― to take a test
  2. ordeal
  3. rehearsal, audition (of actors and artists)
  4. sample, specimen
  5. pattern, swatch (of cloth)
  6. taste
Declension
Declension of prøve
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative prøve prøven prøver prøverne
genitive prøves prøvens prøvers prøvernes

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German proven, from Old French prover or Medieval Latin probāre. Compare English prove and German prüfen.

Verb

prøve (past tense prøvede, past participle prøvet)

  1. to try (to make an attempt)
  2. to test
  3. to try out, try on
  4. to experience, go through
  5. to rehearse
Conjugation
Inflection of prøve
present past
simple prøver prøvede
perfect har prøvet havde prøvet
passive prøves prøvedes
participle prøvende prøvet
imperative prøv —
infinitive prøve —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund prøven —

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German prove, from Medieval Latin proba.

Noun

prøve f or m (definite singular prøva or prøven, indefinite plural prøver, definite plural prøvene)

  1. test
  2. sample
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse prófa, from Middle Low German proven and from Latin probare.

Verb

prøve (imperative prøv, present tense prøver, passive prøves, simple past prøvde, past participle prøvd, present participle prøvende)

  1. to try
    prøve på - to try on (clothing)
  2. to rehearse
Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German, from Late Latin proba (“a proof”), from Latin probare.

Pronunciation

Noun

prøve m (definite singular prøven, indefinite plural prøvar, definite plural prøvane)
prøve f (definite singular prøva, indefinite plural prøver, definite plural prøvene)

  1. a test, examination
  2. a sample
  3. probation

Derived terms

Verb

prøve (present tense prøver, past tense prøvde, past participle prøvd or prøvt, present participle prøvande, imperative prøv)

  1. Alternative form of prøva

References

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