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proba
proba
Latin
Etymology
From probō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpro.ba/, [ˈprɔ.ba]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpro.ba/, [ˈproː.ba]
Noun
proba f (genitive probae); first declension
- (Late Latin) test, trial
- proof, evidence
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | proba | probae |
| genitive | probae | probārum |
| dative | probae | probīs |
| accusative | probam | probās |
| ablative | probā | probīs |
| vocative | proba | probae |
Descendants
References
- proba in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- PROBA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “proba”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
Novial
Verb
proba (past probad, active participle probant, passive participle probat)
Conjugation
Conjugation of proba
| Tense | Active | Passive |
| Present | me proba | me bli proba |
| Past | me probad (did proba) | me blid proba |
| Perfect | me ha proba | me ha bli proba |
| Pluperfect | me had proba | me had bli proba |
| Future | me sal proba | me sal bli proba |
| Future perfect | me sal ha proba | me sal ha bli proba |
| Present conditional | me vud proba | me vud bli proba |
| Perfect conditional | me vud ha proba | me vud ha bli proba |
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin probāre, present active infinitive of probō.
Verb
a proba (third-person singular present probează, past participle probat) 1st conj.
- to prove, demonstrate
- to try, sample
Conjugation
conjugation of proba (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
| infinitive | a proba | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | probând | ||||||
| past participle | probat | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | probez | probezi | probează | probăm | probați | probează | |
| imperfect | probam | probai | proba | probam | probați | probau | |
| simple perfect | probai | probași | probă | probarăm | probarăți | probară | |
| pluperfect | probasem | probaseși | probase | probaserăm | probaserăți | probaseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să probez | să probezi | să probeze | să probăm | să probați | să probeze | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | probează | probați | |||||
| negative | nu proba | nu probați | |||||