prova

See also: próva, provà, provâ, pröva, and prøva

Catalan

Etymology

From provar, possibly corresponding to Late Latin proba, from Latin probō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈpɾɔ.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈpɾɔ.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpɾɔ.va]
• Hyphenation: pro‧va

Noun

prova f (plural proves)

1. exam
2. test
3. proof, evidence (fact or observation presented in support of an assertion)
4. (law) evidence (anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial)

Derived terms

• a prova de bales

Verb

prova

Further reading

• “prova” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “prova”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “prova” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “prova” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Italian

Alternative forms

• pruova (obsolete)

Etymology

Either a back-formation from provare, or from Late Latin proba, from Latin probō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔ.va/

• Audio (IT):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔva
• Hyphenation: prò‧va

Noun

prova f (plural prove)

1. trial, test, experiment
2. examination, exam, test
3. proof, evidence
4. try, attempt, shot
5. (sports) trial, test, event, performance
6. (theater) rehearsal

Synonyms

• (trial, etc.): verifica, esperimento
• (examination, etc.): esame
• (attempt, etc.): tentativo, sforzo

Related terms

• a prova di
• controprova
• provare
• provato
• provino
• riprova

Verb

prova

1. inflection of provare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• pravo

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese prova, either regressively derived from the verb provar or from Late Latin proba (“proof”), from Latin probō (“I approve; I prove”), from probus (“good”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.vɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.vɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.va/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.vɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.vɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.bɐ/ [ˈpɾɔ.βɐ]

• Hyphenation: pro‧va

Noun

prova f (plural provas)

1. (education) examination; test
2. proof; evidence (fact or observation presented in support of an assertion)
3. (law) evidence (anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial)
4. proof; assertion; affirmation

   Aquelas palavras foram uma prova de seu ódio.

   Those words were an assertion of his hatred.

5. (sports) discipline (category in which a sport belongs)

   Corri a prova dos cem metros com barreiras.

   I ran the hundred-meter hurdles.

6. (logic, mathematics) proof (sequence of statements which concludes with a statement that is the object of the proof)
7. (figurative) obstacle; challenge
8. the act of trying out clothes
9. degustation; tasting
10. (printing) proof (trial impression)

Synonyms

• (examination): avaliação, ensaio, exame, teste
• (fact or observation presented in support of an assertion): evidência, indício, resquício, sinal, testemunho, vestígio
• (legal evidence): evidência
• (assertion): afirmação, asserção, confirmação, demonstração, mostra
• (category in sports): categoria, disciplina, modalidade
• (challenge): experiência
• (degustation): degustação

Derived terms

• prova circunstancial
• prova de cores
• prova de escova
• prova de esforço

• prova de fogo
• prova de galé
• prova de granel
• prova de máquina

• prova de página
• prova de paquê
• prova de revezamento

• prova dos noves
• prova progressiva
• prova real

Related terms

• provação
• provadamente
• provado
• provador

• provadura
• provagem
• provamento
• provança

• provante
• provar
• provativo

• provatório
• provável
• provavelmente

Verb

prova

1. Template:pt-verb-form-of

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Swedish

Etymology

From Latin proba. Doublet of pröva and prov. Cognate with Danish prøve, Norwegian Bokmål prøve, Norwegian Nynorsk prøve.

Pronunciation

• audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: pro‧va

Verb

prova (present provar, preterite provade, supine provat, imperative prova)

1. to try, to make an attempt; to sample

Conjugation

Conjugation of prova (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	prova		provas
Supine	provat		provats
Imperative	prova		—
Imper. plural1	proven		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	provar	provade	provas	provades
Ind. plural1	prova	provade	provas	provades
Subjunctive2	prove	provade	proves	provades
	Participles
Present participle	provande
Past participle	provad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• pröva

Related terms

• prov
• pröva

Further reading

• prova in Svensk ordbok.