promhadh
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Irish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Irish promad (“making trial of, testing, proving; proof, testimony”), verbal noun of promaid (“puts to the test, tries, proves”, verb).
Noun[edit]
promhadh m (genitive singular as substantive promhaidh, genitive as verbal noun profa)
Derived terms[edit]
- barra profa (“test-bar”)
- binse profa (“test-bench”)
- oifigeach promhaidh (“probation officer”)
- píolóta profa (“test-pilot”)
- promhadh an aigéid (“the acid test”)
- promhadh ar bhinse (“bench-test”)
- promhadh cnapbhóráis (“borax-bead test”)
- promhadh súl (“eye-testing”)
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
promhadh
- inflection of promh:
- past indicative autonomous
- past subjunctive analytic
- third-person singular imperative
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
promhadh | phromhadh | bpromhadh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “promhadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “promad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “promhadh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “promhadh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024