prøve
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Low German prove, from Old French prueve or Medieval Latin proba. Compare English proof and German Probe.
Noun edit
prøve c (singular definite prøven, plural indefinite prøver)
- trial, test, examination
- at være til prøve ― to take a test
- ordeal
- rehearsal, audition (of actors and artists)
- sample, specimen
- pattern, swatch (of cloth)
- taste
Declension edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Low German proven, from Old French prover or Medieval Latin probāre. Compare English prove and German prüfen.
Verb edit
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 edit
References edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Low German prove, from Medieval Latin proba.
Noun edit
prøve f or m (definite singular prøva or prøven, indefinite plural prøver, definite plural prøvene)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse prófa, from Middle Low German proven and from Latin probare.
Verb edit
prøve (imperative prøv, present tense prøver, passive prøves, simple past prøvde, past participle prøvd, present participle prøvende)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “prøve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German, from Late Latin proba (“a proof”), from Latin probare.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Verb edit
prøve (present tense prøver, past tense prøvde, past participle prøvd or prøvt, present participle prøvande, imperative prøv)
- Alternative form of prøva
References edit
- “prøve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.