promhadh
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish promad (“making trial of, testing, proving; proof, testimony”), verbal noun of promaid (“puts to the test, tries, proves”, verb).
Noun
promhadh m (genitive singular as substantive promhaidh, genitive as verbal noun profa)
- verbal noun of promh
- test, vetting, roadtest
- (law enforcement) probation
Derived terms
- 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
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
promhadh
- inflection of promh:
- past indicative autonomous
- past subjunctive analytic
- third-person singular imperative
Mutation
| 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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “promhadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “promad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “promhadh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “promhadh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.