prøve

See also: prove

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prøːvə/, [ˈpʰʁ̥œːʋə], [ˈpʰʁ̥œːʊ]

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German prove, from Old French prueve or Medieval Latin proba. Compare English proof and German Probe.

Noun

prøve c (singular definite prøven, plural indefinite prøver)

1. trial, test, examination

   at være til prøve ― to take a test

2. ordeal
3. rehearsal, audition (of actors and artists)
4. sample, specimen
5. pattern, swatch (of cloth)
6. taste

Declension

Declension of prøve

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	prøve	prøven	prøver	prøverne
genitive	prøves	prøvens	prøvers	prøvernes

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German proven, from Old French prover or Medieval Latin probāre. Compare English prove and German prüfen.

Verb

prøve (past tense prøvede, past participle prøvet)

1. to try (to make an attempt)
2. to test
3. to try out, try on
4. to experience, go through
5. to rehearse

Conjugation

Inflection of prøve

	present	past
simple	prøver	prøvede
perfect	har prøvet	havde prøvet
passive	prøves	prøvedes
participle	prøvende	prøvet
imperative	prøv	—
infinitive	prøve	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	prøven	—

References

• “prøve” in Den Danske Ordbog
• prøve on the Danish Wiktionary.Wiktionary ^da

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German prove, from Medieval Latin proba.

Noun

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

1. test
2. sample

Derived terms

• blodprøve
• prøverør
• prøvetur
• styrkeprøve

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

• overprøve
• prøvekjøre

References

• “prøve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

Derived terms

• styrkeprøve

Verb

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

1. Alternative form of prøva

References

• “prøve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.