proba

See also: próba, probá, and probă

English

Noun

proba (plural probas)

  1. (statistics) Abbreviation of probability.

Derived terms

  • proba measure, proba space

Asturian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin prora, from Ancient Greek πρῷρα (prōîra).

Noun

proba f (plural probes)

  1. (nautical) prow, bow (front part of a boat)

Antonyms

Chinese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From clipping of English probation.

Pronunciation


Noun

proba

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) probation (period of conditional employment or engagement)

French

Etymology

Clipping of probabilité.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɔ.ba/
  • Audio (France (Toulouse)):(file)

Noun

proba f (uncountable)

  1. (informal) probability theory

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese prova (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin proba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɾɔβɐ]

Noun

proba f (plural probas)

  1. test
  2. proof
  3. (law) evidence
  4. sample
  5. a quantity of meat that is gifted to the ones who helped during the annual slaughter of pigs

Etymology 2

Verb

proba

  1. inflection of probar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
Derived terms

References

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈprɔ.ba/
  • Rhymes: -ɔba
  • Hyphenation: prò‧ba

Adjective

proba f sg

  1. feminine singular of probo

Latin

Etymology

    From probō.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    proba f (genitive probae); first declension

    1. (Late Latin) test, trial
    2. proof, evidence

    Declension

    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative proba probae
    genitive probae probārum
    dative probae probīs
    accusative probam probās
    ablative probā probīs
    vocative proba probae

    Descendants

    Adjective

    proba

    1. inflection of probus:
      1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
      2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

    Adjective

    probā

    1. ablative feminine singular of probus

    References

    • proba”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • "proba", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • proba”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

    Portuguese

    Adjective

    proba

    1. feminine singular of probo

    Romanian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin probāre (19th century).

    Verb

    a proba (third-person singular present probează, past participle probat) 1st conjugation

    1. to prove, demonstrate
      Synonyms: dovedi, stabili
    2. to try, sample
      Synonym: încerca

    Conjugation

    Serbo-Croatian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from German Probe.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /prǒːba/
    • Hyphenation: pro‧ba

    Noun

    próba f (Cyrillic spelling про́ба)

    1. rehearsal
    2. test, trial

    Declension

    Declension of proba
    singular plural
    nominative proba probe
    genitive probe proba
    dative probi probama
    accusative probu probe
    vocative probo probe
    locative probi probama
    instrumental probom probama

    Spanish

    Adjective

    proba

    1. feminine singular of probo