prøve
Danish
Noun
prøve c (singular definite prøven, plural indefinite prøver)
- trial, test, examination
- rehearsal, audition
- proof
- sample, specimen
- pattern, swatch
- taste
Inflection
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | prøve | prøven | prøver | prøverne |
| genitive | prøves | prøvens | prøvers | prøvernes |
Verb
prøve (imperative prøv, infinitive at prøve, present tense prøver, past tense prøvede, perfect tense har prøvet)
- try
- test
- try out
- try on
- experience, go through
- rehearse
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)
- test
- sample
Derived terms
- blodprøve
- prøverør
- prøvetur
Etymology 2
From Old Norse prófa, from Middle Low German proven and from Latin probare.
Verb
prøve (imperative prøv, present tense prøver, passive prøves, simple past prøvde, past participle prøvd, present participle prøvende)
- to try
- prøve på - to try on (clothing)
- to rehearse
Derived terms
- overprøve
- prøvekjøre
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
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.