prov

See also: prov. and Prov.

Cornish

Noun

prov m (plural provow)

1. experiment, proof, test, trial

Mutation

Mutation of prov

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
prov	brov	frov	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• “prov” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin proba.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

prov n

1. a test, a trial

   kärnvapenprov

   nuclear weapons test

   Vi sattes på prov

   We were put to the test

2. a test, an exam, a quiz (for example in school)

   När är provet?

   When's the exam?

3. a sample

   blodprov

   blood sample

Usage notes

The alternative plural declension (prover) is only used with the sense "sample".

Declension

Declension of prov

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	prov	provs
	definite	provet	provets
plural	indefinite	prov	provs
	definite	proven	provens

Declension of prov

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	prov	provs
	definite	provet	provets
plural	indefinite	prover	provers
	definite	proverna	provernas

Derived terms

• blodprov
• cancerprov
• eldprov
• inträdesprov
• kraftprov
• kärnvapenprov
• materialprov
• mineralprov
• provanställning
• provborra
• provhytt
• provköra
• provrum
• provrör
• provsmaka
• provsvar
• provtagning
• provtur
• smakprov
• stickprov
• teoriprov
• urinprov

Related terms

• prova
• pröva

References

• “prov”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “prov”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “prov”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)