prøve

See also: prove

Danish

Noun

prøve c (singular definite prøven, plural indefinite prøver)

  1. trial, test, examination
  2. rehearsal, audition
  3. proof
  4. sample, specimen
  5. pattern, swatch
  6. taste

Inflection

Verb

prøve (imperative prøv, infinitive at prøve, present tense prøver, past tense prøvede, perfect tense har prøvet)

  1. try
  2. test
  3. try out
  4. try on
  5. experience, go through
  6. rehearse

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German prove, from Medieval Latin proba.

Noun

prøve f, m (definite singular prøva or prøven, indefinite plural prøver, definite plural prøvene)

  1. test
  2. sample
Derived terms

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)

  1. to try
    prøve på - to try on (clothing)
  2. to rehearse
Derived terms

References

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)

  1. a test, examination
  2. a sample
  3. probation

Verb

prøve (present tense prøver, past tense prøvde, past participle prøvd or prøvt, present participle prøvande, imperative prøv)

  1. Alternative form of prøva

References

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