stickprov

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German Stichprobe, equivalent to stick +‎ prov (“sample”). Compare Danish stikprøve.

Noun

stickprov n

1. a sample

Declension

Declension of stickprov
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	stickprov	stickprovet	stickprov	stickproven
Genitive	stickprovs	stickprovets	stickprovs	stickprovens

Declension of stickprov
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	stickprov	stickprovet	stickprover	stickproverna
Genitive	stickprovs	stickprovets	stickprovers	stickprovernas

See also

• slumpmässigt urval

References

• stickprov in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• stickprov in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• stick (1) in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)