próba

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See also: proba, probá, and probă

Hungarian

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Etymology

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From Latin proba.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈproːbɒ]
  • Hyphenation: pró‧ba
  • Rhymes: -bɒ

Noun

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próba (plural próbák)

  1. test, testing, trial, experiment
    Synonyms: próbatétel, kipróbálás, kísérlet, ellenőrzés, tesztelés, vizsgálat, kivizsgálás
  2. sample, specimen
    Synonyms: minta, mintadarab, kóstoló, példány
  3. (clothing) fitting, trying on
    Synonym: felpróbálás
  4. (theater) rehearsal
  5. (criminal law, in certain phrases) probation, parole
    Synonym: feltételes szabadlábra helyezés

Declension

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative próba próbák
accusative próbát próbákat
dative próbának próbáknak
instrumental próbával próbákkal
causal-final próbáért próbákért
translative próbává próbákká
terminative próbáig próbákig
essive-formal próbaként próbákként
essive-modal
inessive próbában próbákban
superessive próbán próbákon
adessive próbánál próbáknál
illative próbába próbákba
sublative próbára próbákra
allative próbához próbákhoz
elative próbából próbákból
delative próbáról próbákról
ablative próbától próbáktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
próbáé próbáké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
próbáéi próbákéi
Possessive forms of próba
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. próbám próbáim
2nd person sing. próbád próbáid
3rd person sing. próbája próbái
1st person plural próbánk próbáink
2nd person plural próbátok próbáitok
3rd person plural próbájuk próbáik

Derived terms

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Compound words
Expressions

References

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  1. ^ próba in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

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  • próba in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Kashubian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish próba.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpro.ba/
  • Rhymes: -oba
  • Syllabification: pró‧ba

Noun

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próba f

  1. attempt, effort, test, trial, try

Derived terms

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adjectives
nouns
verbs
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nouns

Further reading

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  • Stefan Ramułt (1893) “proba”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 161
  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “próba”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “próba”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[2]
  • próba”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Probe.[1][2][3][4] First attested in the 16th century.[5] Cognate with English proof, probe.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uba
  • Syllabification: pró‧ba

Noun

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próba f

  1. attempt, effort try (something done in the aim of accomplishing something)
    Synonym: usiłowanie
  2. (theater) rehearsal (practicing of something which is to be performed before an audience, usually to test or improve the interaction between several participating people, or to allow technical adjustments with respect to staging to be done)
  3. trial, test (action intended to check something)
  4. trial (difficult situation)
  5. sample (example of someone'e abilities)
    Synonym: próbka
  6. sample (small amount of something taken for analysis)
    Synonym: próbka
  7. (metallurgy) fineness (ratio, in a precious metal, of the primary metal to any additives or impurities)
  8. (statistics, sciences) sample (subset of a population selected for measurement, observation or questioning, to provide statistical information about the population)
  9. attempt, effort try; sample, fruit (result of someone's attempts)
  10. proof (effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth)

Declension

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Derived terms

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adverbs
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verbs
verbs
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Descendants

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  • Kashubian: próba
  • Slovincian: próba

Trivia

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According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), próba is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 32 times in scientific texts, 37 times in news, 22 times in essays, 13 times in fiction, and 5 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 109 times, making it the 573rd most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “próba”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
  2. ^ Mańczak, Witold (2017) “próba”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
  3. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “próba”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  4. ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “próba”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎[1] (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  5. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “próba”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  6. ^ Ida Kurcz (1990) “próba”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 440

Further reading

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Slovincian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish próba.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpro.ba/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: pró‧ba

Noun

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próba f

  1. attempt, effort try (something done in the aim of accomplishing something)
  2. sample; example

Derived terms

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verbs

Further reading

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