profa

See also: prófa

Irish

Etymology 1

Noun

profa m (genitive singular profa, nominative plural profaí)

  1. (typography, printing, engraving) proof
  2. (of alcohol) proof strength
Declension
Declension of profa

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative profa profaí
Vocative a phrofa a phrofaí
Genitive profa profaí
Dative profa profaí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an profa na profaí
Genitive an phrofa na bprofaí
Dative leis an bprofa

don phrofa

 leis na profaí
Derived terms
  • binse profa m (“test-bench”)
  • binse profa m (“test-bench”)
  • faoi bhun profa (“under proof”)
  • léamh profaí m (“proof-reading”)
  • léitheoir profaí m (“proof-reader”)
  • profaigh (“proof”, verb)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish promthae, past participle of promaid (“making trial of, testing, proving”).

Participle

profa

  1. past participle of promh (“prove, test”)
Derived terms
  • profach (“probative”) (of evidence)

Noun

profa m

  1. genitive singular of promhadh (as a verbal noun)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
profa phrofa bprofa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • "profa" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “promthae” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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