profa

See also: prófa

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

profa m (genitive singular profa, nominative plural profaí)

  1. (typography, printing, engraving) proof
  2. proof strength (of alcohol)
Declension
Declension of profa (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative profa profaí
vocative a phrofa a phrofaí
genitive profa profaí
dative profa profaí
forms with the definite article
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”)
  • 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

Mutated forms of profa
radical lenition eclipsis
profa phrofa bprofa

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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