proeven

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpru.və(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: proe‧ven
  • Rhymes: -uvən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch proeven (13th c.). Ultimately from Latin probāre and hence a doublet of proberen. Probably borrowed from Old French prover, although the umlaut in Middle Low German prö̂ven, northern Middle High German prüeven may also hint at a (regionally restricted) Proto-West Germanic *prōfijan, from Vulgar Latin. In modern Dutch dialects, the vocalism generally coincides with the isogloss for umlaut on long vowels (western proeve(n) vs. Brabantian/Kleverlandish pruve(n), Limburgish preuve). Compare German prüfen.

Verb

proeven

  1. (transitive) to taste (something), to test or detect by tasting
    Synonyms: smaken, testen
    Dat ziet er lekker uit. Mag ik dat even proeven? ― That looks tasty. May I taste a bit of it?
  2. (transitive, figurative) to try, experience, find out, feel, taste
    Toen heb ik geproefd hoe het is om echt gelukkig te zijn. ― During that time I experienced what it means to really be happy.
  3. (proscribed, intransitive) to taste, to have a taste
    Synonym: smaken
    Deze vis proeft raar. ― This fish tastes funny.
  4. (obsolete, transitive) to (provide) prove (for)
    Synonym: bewijzen
Usage notes

Where the english verb taste can confer both meanings, in Dutch proeven is typically only used for the activity of tasting something, whereas smaken is used to express food having flavour.[1] Examples:

Wil je even proeven of de soep zout genoeg is? - Will you quickly have a taste whether the soup is salty enough?

De soep smaakte heerlijk na de lange wandeling. - The soup tasted deliciously after the long walk.

Conjugation
Conjugation of proeven (weak)
infinitive proeven
past singular proefde
past participle geproefd
infinitive proeven
gerund proeven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular proef proefde
2nd person sing. (jij) proeft, proef2 proefde
2nd person sing. (u) proeft proefde
2nd person sing. (gij) proeft proefde
3rd person singular proeft proefde
plural proeven proefden
subjunctive sing.1 proeve proefde
subjunctive plur.1 proeven proefden
imperative sing. proef
imperative plur.1 proeft
participles proevend geproefd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • beproeven
  • bierproever
  • boterproever
  • fijnproever
  • herproeven
  • metaalproever
  • proefbaar
  • proefgenot
  • proeflokaal
  • proefsel
  • proeveling
  • proevelwijn
  • proevensgraag
  • proevenslust
  • proever
  • proeving
  • spijsproever
  • voorproeven
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: proev, pruf, pruev
  • → Papiamentu: pruf

References

  1. ^ https://onzetaal.nl/taalloket/smaken-proeven

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

proeven

  1. plural of proef
  2. plural of proeve

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French prover, from Latin probō.

Verb

proeven

  1. to prove, to show
  2. to realise, to see
  3. to test, to inspect
  4. to try, to attempt
  5. to taste

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

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