profa
See also: prófa
Irish
Etymology 1
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Noun
profa m (genitive singular profa, nominative plural profaí)
- (typography, printing, engraving) proof
- proof strength (of alcohol)
Declension
Declension of profa
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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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”).
Derived terms
- profach (“probative”) (of evidence)
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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “profa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “promthae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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