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probo

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See also: Probo, probó, and próbo

Galician

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Verb

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probo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of probar

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦿꦧ (praba, “wing-like ornament”, literally “glow, ray of light”), from Old Javanese prabhā, from Sanskrit प्रभा (prabhā, “illumination”).

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Noun

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probo (plural probo-probo)

  1. single wing, usually made of leather, with a pattern of tendrils in various colors as part of reog costume, dance costume and wayang

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin probus,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *pro-bʰuH-s (“being in front”), from *pro- (“being in front”), extended form of the root *per (“through, forward”) + *bʰuH- (“to be”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈprɔ.bo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔbo
  • Hyphenation: prò‧bo

Adjective

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probo (feminine proba, masculine plural probi, feminine plural probe)

  1. having strong moral principles; honest, decent, virtuous

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References

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  1. ^ « probo », Lewis and Short, A Latin Dictionary, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1879

Latin

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Italic *proβwāō, from Proto-Indo-European *pro-bʰH-wó-s (“being in front”), from *pro- (“forward”) + *bʰuH- (“to be”).[1] Equivalent to probus (“good, fit”) +‎ -ō.

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    Verb

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    probō (present infinitive probāre, perfect active probāvī, supine probātum); first conjugation

    1. to approve, permit, commend
      Synonyms: approbō, assentiō, cōnscīscō, scīscō, adnuō
      • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.110-112:
        “[...] sī Iuppiter ūnam / esse velit Tyriīs urbem Troiāque profectīs, / miscērīve probet populōs, aut foedera iungī.”
        [Venus tells Juno that she is uncertain] “whether Jupiter wills [there] to be one city derived from Tyrians and Trojans, [and] if he will approve [of us] having blended [these] peoples, or the treaties to unite [them].”
    2. to test, to inspect
      Synonyms: periclitor, experior, tempto, explōrō, spectō
    3. to examine
      Synonyms: reputō, cōnsīderō, perpendō, circumspiciō, spectō
    4. to demonstrate, to prove, to show
      • 46 BCE, Cicero, Pro Ligario 16.2:
        Quod sī probāre Caesarī possēmus in Āfricā Ligārium omninō nōn fuisse […]
        But if we could prove to Caesar that Ligarius wasn't even in Africa […]
    5. to acquit, to exonerate
      Synonyms: absolvō, līberō, exonerō
      Antonyms: coarguō, comperiō

    Conjugation

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       Conjugation of probō (first conjugation)
    indicative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present probō probās probat probāmus probātis probant
    imperfect probābam probābās probābat probābāmus probābātis probābant
    future probābō probābis probābit probābimus probābitis probābunt
    perfect probāvī probāvistī,
    probāstī1     		probāvit,
    probāt1     		probāvimus,
    probāmus1     		probāvistis,
    probāstis1     		probāvērunt,
    probārunt,
    probāvēre1
    pluperfect probāveram,
    probāram1     		probāverās,
    probārās1     		probāverat,
    probārat1     		probāverāmus,
    probārāmus1     		probāverātis,
    probārātis1     		probāverant,
    probārant1
    future perfect probāverō,
    probārō1     		probāveris,
    probāris1     		probāverit,
    probārit1     		probāverimus,
    probārimus1     		probāveritis,
    probāritis1     		probāverint,
    probārint1
    passive present probor probāris,
    probāre     		probātur probāmur probāminī probantur
    imperfect probābar probābāris,
    probābāre     		probābātur probābāmur probābāminī probābantur
    future probābor probāberis,
    probābere     		probābitur probābimur probābiminī probābuntur
    perfect probātus + present active indicative of sum
    pluperfect probātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
    future perfect probātus + future active indicative of sum
    subjunctive singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present probem probēs probet probēmus probētis probent
    imperfect probārem probārēs probāret probārēmus probārētis probārent
    perfect probāverim,
    probārim1     		probāverīs,
    probārīs1     		probāverit,
    probārit1     		probāverīmus,
    probārīmus1     		probāverītis,
    probārītis1     		probāverint,
    probārint1
    pluperfect probāvissem,
    probāssem1     		probāvissēs,
    probāssēs1     		probāvisset,
    probāsset1     		probāvissēmus,
    probāssēmus1     		probāvissētis,
    probāssētis1     		probāvissent,
    probāssent1
    passive present prober probēris,
    probēre     		probētur probēmur probēminī probentur
    imperfect probārer probārēris,
    probārēre     		probārētur probārēmur probārēminī probārentur
    perfect probātus + present active subjunctive of sum
    pluperfect probātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
    imperative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present — probā — — probāte —
    future — probātō probātō — probātōte probantō
    passive present — probāre — — probāminī —
    future — probātor probātor — — probantor
    non-finite forms infinitive participle
    active passive active passive
    present probāre probārī probāns —
    future probātūrum esse probātum īrī probātūrus probandus
    perfect probāvisse,
    probāsse1     		probātum esse — probātus
    future perfect — probātum fore — —
    perfect potential probātūrum fuisse — — —
    verbal nouns gerund supine
    genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
    probandī probandō probandum probandō probātum probātū

    1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

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    References

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    • “probo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “probo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “probo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • a thing meets with my approval: res mihi probatur
      • I express my approval of a thing: res a me probatur
      • to quote precedents for a thing: aliquid exemplis probare, comprobare, confirmare
      • to prove one's point to a person's satisfaction: aliquid alicui probare (or c. Acc. c. Inf.)
      • it follows from what we have shown: hoc probato consequens est
    • probo in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
    1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “prove”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

    Portuguese

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Latin probus (“good, virtuous”).

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    • Hyphenation: pro‧bo

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    probo (feminine proba, masculine plural probos, feminine plural probas)

    1. honest, decent, virtuous (having strong moral principles)
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    Spanish

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Latin probus.

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    • IPA(key): /ˈpɾobo/ [ˈpɾo.β̞o]
    • Rhymes: -obo
    • Syllabification: pro‧bo

    Adjective

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    probo (feminine proba, masculine plural probos, feminine plural probas)

    1. (formal) honest, upright
      Synonyms: honesto, honrado
      Antonym: ímprobo

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