prov

prov m (plural provow)

1. experiment, proof, test, trial

• “prov” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

From Latin proba.

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prov n

1. a test, a trial

   kärnvapenprov

   nuclear weapons test

   Vi sattes på prov

   We were put to the test

2. a test, an exam, a quiz (for example in school)

   När är provet?

   When's the exam?

3. a sample

   blodprov

   blood sample

The alternative plural declension (prover) is only used with the sense "sample".

• prova
• pröva

• “prov”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “prov”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “prov”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)