Probavnog

Probavnog is a grammatical form found in some South Slavic languages, notably Croatian, Bosnian, and Serbian. It is the genitive singular masculine/neuter form of an adjective derived from the root prob- meaning to test or try. As such, probavnog does not stand as a separate lexical item; it is a word form used to modify nouns when the noun is in the genitive case.

In these languages, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number, and case. For masculine and neuter nouns in the genitive singular, many adjectives take the ending -og. Consequently, the stem probav- yields probavnog in this context, for example in phrases such as probavnog procesa (“the testing process”) or probavnog značaja (“of probative significance”). The precise form can vary with dialect or standard variety.

Semantically, probavnog conveys a relation to testing or proving when used in this declined form. It is common in formal or technical language, particularly in contexts describing procedures, evidence, or assessments. It is part of ordinary inflectional morphology rather than a separate lexical item.

See also: Croatian grammar, Serbian grammar, Bosnian grammar, genitive case, adjective declension.