prøve
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prøːvə/, [ˈpʰʁ̥œːʋə], [ˈpʰʁ̥œːʊ]
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German prove, from Old French prueve or Medieval Latin proba. Compare English proof and German Probe.
Declension
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)
- to try (to make an attempt)
- to test
- to try out, try on
- to experience, go through
- to rehearse
Conjugation
References
- “prøve” in Den Danske Ordbog
- prøve on the Danish Wiktionary.Wiktionary da
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)
Derived terms
Verb
prøve (imperative prøv, present tense prøver, passive prøves, simple past prøvde, past participle prøvd, present participle prøvende)
Derived terms
References
- “prøve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German, from Late Latin proba (“a proof”), from Latin probare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²prøːʋə/
Noun
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
Verb
prøve (present tense prøver, past tense prøvde, past participle prøvd or prøvt, present participle prøvande, imperative prøv)
- Alternative form of prøva
References
- “prøve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.