stickprov

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German Stichprobe, equivalent to stick +‎ prov (“sample”). Compare Danish stikprøve.

Noun

stickprov n

1. a sample

Declension

Declension of stickprov

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	stickprov	stickprovs
	definite	stickprovet	stickprovets
plural	indefinite	stickprov	stickprovs
	definite	stickproven	stickprovens

Declension of stickprov

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	stickprov	stickprovs
	definite	stickprovet	stickprovets
plural	indefinite	stickprover	stickprovers
	definite	stickproverna	stickprovernas

See also

• slumpmässigt urval

References

• stickprov in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• stickprov in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• stick (1) in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)