provo

See also: Provo and provò

English

Noun

provo (plural provos)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Provo (“member of Dutch counterculture movement”).
   • 1967, Joe David Brown, editor, The Hippies, New York: Time, Inc, page 22:

     In this respect, they lag behind Amsterdam's provos, Western Europe's hippies, who once tried to prove a point about communal property: […]

Anagrams

• OProv

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈpɾɔ.βu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈpɾɔ.vo]

Verb

provo

1. first-person singular present indicative of provar

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprovo/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ovo
• Syllabification: pro‧vo
• Hyphenation: pro‧vo

Noun

provo (accusative singular provon, plural provoj, accusative plural provojn)

1. attempt

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of provokaatio or provosointi. Alternatively a back-formation from provosoida.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈproʋo/, [ˈpro̞ʋo̞]
• Rhymes: -oʋo
• Syllabification^(key): pro‧vo
• Hyphenation^(key): pro‧vo

Noun

provo (colloquial)

1. synonym of provokaatio

Declension

Inflection of provo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		provo	provot
genitive		provon	provojen
partitive		provoa	provoja
illative		provoon	provoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		provo	provot
accusative	nom.	provo	provot
	gen.	provon
genitive		provon	provojen
partitive		provoa	provoja
inessive		provossa	provoissa
elative		provosta	provoista
illative		provoon	provoihin
adessive		provolla	provoilla
ablative		provolta	provoilta
allative		provolle	provoille
essive		provona	provoina
translative		provoksi	provoiksi
abessive		provotta	provoitta
instructive		—	provoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of provo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative provoni provoni accusative nom. provoni provoni gen. provoni genitive provoni provojeni partitive provoani provojani inessive provossani provoissani elative provostani provoistani illative provooni provoihini adessive provollani provoillani ablative provoltani provoiltani allative provolleni provoilleni essive provonani provoinani translative provokseni provoikseni abessive provottani provoittani instructive — — comitative — provoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative provosi provosi accusative nom. provosi provosi gen. provosi genitive provosi provojesi partitive provoasi provojasi inessive provossasi provoissasi elative provostasi provoistasi illative provoosi provoihisi adessive provollasi provoillasi ablative provoltasi provoiltasi allative provollesi provoillesi essive provonasi provoinasi translative provoksesi provoiksesi abessive provottasi provoittasi instructive — — comitative — provoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative provomme provomme accusative nom. provomme provomme gen. provomme genitive provomme provojemme partitive provoamme provojamme inessive provossamme provoissamme elative provostamme provoistamme illative provoomme provoihimme adessive provollamme provoillamme ablative provoltamme provoiltamme allative provollemme provoillemme essive provonamme provoinamme translative provoksemme provoiksemme abessive provottamme provoittamme instructive — — comitative — provoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative provonne provonne accusative nom. provonne provonne gen. provonne genitive provonne provojenne partitive provoanne provojanne inessive provossanne provoissanne elative provostanne provoistanne illative provoonne provoihinne adessive provollanne provoillanne ablative provoltanne provoiltanne allative provollenne provoillenne essive provonanne provoinanne translative provoksenne provoiksenne abessive provottanne provoittanne instructive — — comitative — provoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative provonsa provonsa accusative nom. provonsa provonsa gen. provonsa genitive provonsa provojensa partitive provoaan provoansa provojaan provojansa inessive provossaan provossansa provoissaan provoissansa elative provostaan provostansa provoistaan provoistansa illative provoonsa provoihinsa adessive provollaan provollansa provoillaan provoillansa ablative provoltaan provoltansa provoiltaan provoiltansa allative provolleen provollensa provoilleen provoillensa essive provonaan provonansa provoinaan provoinansa translative provokseen provoksensa provoikseen provoiksensa abessive provottaan provottansa provoittaan provoittansa instructive — — comitative — provoineen provoinensa

Derived terms

• provota

Further reading

• “provo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔ.vo/
• Rhymes: -ɔvo
• Hyphenation: prò‧vo

Verb

provo

1. first-person singular present indicative of provare

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.vu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.vu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.vu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.bu/ [ˈpɾɔ.βu]

• Rhymes: -ɔvu, (Northern Portugal) -ɔbu
• Hyphenation: pro‧vo

Verb

provo

1. first-person singular present indicative of provar