stikprøve
Danish
Etymology
From stik (“prick, stab”) + prøve (“test, sample”), a calque of the German Stichprobe (“sample, spot check”). Originally a probe from a melting furnace.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stekprøːvə/, [ˈsd̥eɡ̊ˌpʰʁ̥œ̞ːwə]
Noun
stikprøve c (singular definite stikprøven, plural indefinite stikprøver)
- spot test
- random sample
- spot check
Inflection
Declension of stikprøve
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | stikprøve | stikprøven | stikprøver | stikprøverne |
| genitive | stikprøves | stikprøvens | stikprøvers | stikprøvernes |
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