prøve
Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Low German prove, from Old French prueve or Medieval Latin proba. Compare English proof and German Probe.
Noun[edit]
prøve c (singular definite prøven, plural indefinite prøver)
- trial, test, examination
- at være til prøve ― to take a test
- ordeal
- rehearsal, audition (of actors and artists)
- sample, specimen
- pattern, swatch (of cloth)
- taste
Declension[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle Low German proven, from Old French prover or Medieval Latin probāre. Compare English prove and German prüfen.
Verb[edit]
prøve (past tense prøvede, past participle prøvet)
- to try (to make an attempt)
- to test
- to try out, try on
- to experience, go through
- to rehearse
Conjugation[edit]
References[edit]
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Low German prove, from Medieval Latin proba.
Noun[edit]
prøve f or m (definite singular prøva or prøven, indefinite plural prøver, definite plural prøvene)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse prófa, from Middle Low German proven and from Latin probare.
Verb[edit]
prøve (imperative prøv, present tense prøver, passive prøves, simple past prøvde, past participle prøvd, present participle prøvende)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “prøve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German, from Late Latin proba (“a proof”), from Latin probare.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
prøve m (definite singular prøven, indefinite plural prøvar, definite plural prøvane)
prøve f (definite singular prøva, indefinite plural prøver, definite plural prøvene)
- a test, examination
- a sample
- probation
Derived terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
prøve (present tense prøver, past tense prøvde, past participle prøvd or prøvt, present participle prøvande, imperative prøv)
- Alternative form of prøva
References[edit]
- “prøve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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