# prova
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈpɾɔ.βə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ˈpɾɔ.və]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈpɾɔ.va]
* Hyphenation: pro‧va

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

prova f (plural proves)
* exam
* test
* proof, evidence (fact or observation presented in support of an assertion)
* (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
* inflection of provar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “prova” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “prova”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “prova” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “prova” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Italian
### Alternative forms

* pruova (obsolete)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈprɔ.va/
* Audio (IT):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔva
* Hyphenation: prò‧va

### Etymology 1

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)
* trial, test, experiment
    Synonyms: verifica, esperimento
* examination, exam, test
    Synonym: esame
* proof, evidence
* try, attempt, shot
    Synonyms: tentativo, sforzo
* (sports) trial, test, event, performance
* (theater) rehearsal
* (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
* inflection of provare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Anagrams

* pravo

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈpɾɔ.vɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈpɾɔ.vɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈpɾɔ.va/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈpɾɔ.vɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈpɾɔ.vɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈpɾɔ.bɐ/ [ˈpɾɔ.βɐ]
* 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)
* (education) examination; test
* proof; evidence (fact or observation presented in support of an assertion)
* (law) evidence (anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial)
* proof; assertion; affirmation
    Aquelas palavras foram uma prova de seu ódio.Those words were an assertion of his hatred.
* (sports) discipline (category in which a sport belongs)
    Corri a prova dos cem metros barreiras.I ran the hundred-meter hurdles.
* (logic, mathematics) proof (sequence of statements which concludes with a statement that is the object of the proof)
* (figurative) obstacle; challenge
* the act of trying out clothes
* degustation; tasting
* (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
* inflection of provar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### References

* ↑ https://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/lingua-portuguesa/prova
* ↑ http://www.aulete.com.br/prova

## Swedish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: pro‧va

### Verb

prova (present provar, preterite provade, supine provat, imperative prova)
* to try, to make an attempt; to sample

#### Conjugation

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

#### Synonyms

* pröva

#### Derived terms

* provning

#### Related terms

* prov
* pröva

### Further reading

* prova in Svensk ordbok.

## Turkish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: pro‧va

### Noun

prova (definite accusative provayı, plural provalar)
* (theater) rehearsal

#### Declension

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