prova
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Pronunciation
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
Etymology 2
Verb
prova
- inflection of provar:
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.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
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
- (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
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
prova
- inflection of provare:
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