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See also: prófa
Irish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
profa m (genitive singular profa, nominative plural profaí)
- (typography, printing, engraving) proof
- proof strength (of alcohol)
Declension[edit]
Declension of profa
Derived terms[edit]
- binse profa m (“test-bench”)
- binse profa m (“test-bench”)
- faoi bhun profa (“under proof”)
- léamh profaí m (“proof-reading”)
- léitheoir profaí m (“proof-reader”)
- profaigh (“proof”, verb)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Irish promthae, past participle of promaid (“making trial of, testing, proving”).
Participle[edit]
profa
- past participle of promh (“prove, test”)
Derived terms[edit]
- profach (“probative”) (of evidence)
Noun[edit]
profa m
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
profa | phrofa | bprofa |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “profa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “promthae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language