promhadh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish promad (“making trial of, testing, proving; proof, testimony”), verbal noun of promaid (“puts to the test, tries, proves”, verb).
Noun
promhadh m (genitive singular as substantive promhaidh, genitive as verbal noun profa)
- verbal noun of promh
- proof, test
- (law enforcement) probation
Derived terms
- oifigeach promhaidh m (“probation officer”)
- promhadh an aigéid m (“the acid test”)
- promhadh cnapbhóráis m (“borax-bead test”)
- promhadh súl m (“eye-testing”)
Verb
promhadh
- inflection of promh:
- past indicative autonomous
- past subjunctive analytic
- third-person singular imperative
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| promhadh | phromhadh | bpromhadh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "promhadh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “promad”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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