promh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish promaid (puts to the test, tries, proves, verb), from Latin probō (I approve, commend; I test, inspect; I demonstrate, prove), from probus (good, virtuous).

Verb

promh (present analytic promhann, future analytic promhfaidh, verbal noun promhadh, past participle profa)

  1. (transitive) prove, test

Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
promh phromh bpromh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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