prova

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

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈpɾo̞.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈpɾɔ.və]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈpɾɔ.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpɾɔ.va]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ˈpɾɔ.βa]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Hyphenation: pro‧va

Etymology 1

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

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

Etymology 2

Verb

prova

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

Further reading

• “prova”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “prova”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “prova” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “prova”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Italian

Alternative forms

• pruova (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔ.va/

• Audio (IT):

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• Rhymes: -ɔva
• Hyphenation: prò‧va

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *pér

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *pró

Proto-Indo-European *pro-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *probʰHwós

Proto-Italic *proβwos

Proto-Italic *proβos

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Proto-Italic *proβāō

Latin probō

Latin probāre

Italian provare

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Latin probō

Late Latin proba

Italian prova

Either deverbal from provare (“to try; to test; to prove; to feel”) +‎ -a, or from Late Latin proba, from Latin probō.

Noun

prova f (plural prove)

1. trial, test, experiment

   Synonyms: verifica, esperimento

2. examination, exam, test

   Synonym: esame

3. proof, evidence
4. try, attempt, shot

   Synonyms: tentativo, sforzo

5. (sports) trial, test, event, performance
6. (theater) rehearsal
7. (poetic) the condition of having felt (something)
   • 1336–1374, Francesco Petrarca, “I — Voi ch’ascoltate in rime sparse il suono”, in Il Canzoniere, line 7; republished as Daniele Ponchiroli, editor, Turin: publ. Giulio Einaudi, 1964:

     […] ove sia chi per prova intenda amore, […]

     […] if anyone understands love by having felt it.

Related terms

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

prova

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

Anagrams

• pravo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.vɐ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.vɐ/

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

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Hyphenation: pro‧va

Etymology 1

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

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) A sports competition (especially individual); a race

   Corri a prova dos cem metros 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 dos nove
• prova progressiva
• prova real

Related terms

• provação
• provadamente
• provado
• provador
• provadura
• provagem
• provamento
• provança
• provante
• provar
• provativo
• provatório
• provável
• provavelmente

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

prova

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

Further reading

• “prova”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “prova”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• 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
present participle		provande
past participle		provad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• pröva

Derived terms

• provning

Related terms

• prov
• pröva

Further reading

• “prova”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)

Turkish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *pér

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *pró

Proto-Indo-European *pro-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *probʰHwós

Proto-Italic *proβwos

Proto-Italic *proβos

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Proto-Italic *proβāō

Latin probō

Latin probāre

Italian provare

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Latin probō

Late Latin proba

Italian prova

Ottoman Turkish پرووا (prova)

Turkish prova

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish پرووا (prova), from Italian prova.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pro‧va

Noun

prova (definite accusative provayı, plural provalar)

1. (theater) rehearsal

Declension

Declension of prova

singular plural nominative prova provalar definite accusative provayı provaları dative provaya provalara locative provada provalarda ablative provadan provalardan genitive provanın provaların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular provam provalarım 2nd singular provan provaların 3rd singular provası provaları 1st plural provamız provalarımız 2nd plural provanız provalarınız 3rd plural provaları provaları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular provamı provalarımı 2nd singular provanı provalarını 3rd singular provasını provalarını 1st plural provamızı provalarımızı 2nd plural provanızı provalarınızı 3rd plural provalarını provalarını dative singular plural 1st singular provama provalarıma 2nd singular provana provalarına 3rd singular provasına provalarına 1st plural provamıza provalarımıza 2nd plural provanıza provalarınıza 3rd plural provalarına provalarına locative singular plural 1st singular provamda provalarımda 2nd singular provanda provalarında 3rd singular provasında provalarında 1st plural provamızda provalarımızda 2nd plural provanızda provalarınızda 3rd plural provalarında provalarında ablative singular plural 1st singular provamdan provalarımdan 2nd singular provandan provalarından 3rd singular provasından provalarından 1st plural provamızdan provalarımızdan 2nd plural provanızdan provalarınızdan 3rd plural provalarından provalarından genitive singular plural 1st singular provamın provalarımın 2nd singular provanın provalarının 3rd singular provasının provalarının 1st plural provamızın provalarımızın 2nd plural provanızın provalarınızın 3rd plural provalarının provalarının

Further reading

• “prova”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “prova”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı