See also: térve

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English terven, tervien, from Old English *tyrfian (to cast down, tumble, fall) (in compound ġetyrfan, ġetyrfian (to assail with missiles; attack, assault), ġetorfian (to stone)), from Proto-Germanic *tirbijaną, *tarbijaną (to wind, twirl, fling), from Proto-Indo-European *derbʰ- (to wind, twist). Cognate with Old High German zerben (to spin, rotate). Also in compound in Middle English overterven, in toppe overterve > topsytervy > English topsy-turvy. Compare tervy, tirfe.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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terve (third-person singular simple present terves, present participle terving, simple past and past participle terved)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To fall; be thrown down.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To dash down; cast; throw: in combination with over; to overthrow; overturn.
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To turn down or back; roll or fold over.
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Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *terveh.

Adjective

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terve (genitive terve, partitive tervet, comparative tervem, superlative kõige tervem)

  1. healthy
    Poiss on täitsa terve.
    The boy is healthy.
  2. whole, entire
    Ma olen terve elu seda oodanud.
    I've waited my whole life for this.

Declension

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Declension of terve (ÕS type 6/mõte, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative terve terved
accusative nom.
gen. terve
genitive tervete
partitive tervet terveid
illative tervesse tervetesse
terveisse
inessive terves tervetes
terveis
elative tervest tervetest
terveist
allative tervele tervetele
terveile
adessive tervel tervetel
terveil
ablative tervelt tervetelt
terveilt
translative terveks terveteks
terveiks
terminative terveni terveteni
essive tervena tervetena
abessive terveta terveteta
comitative tervega tervetega
Declension of terve (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative terve terved
accusative nom.
gen. terve
genitive tervete
partitive tervet terveid
illative tervesse tervetesse
terveisse
inessive terves tervetes
terveis
elative tervest tervetest
terveist
allative tervele tervetele
terveile
adessive tervel tervetel
terveil
ablative tervelt tervetelt
terveilt
translative terveks terveteks
terveiks
terminative terveni terveteni
essive tervena tervetena
abessive terveta terveteta
comitative tervega tervetega

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *terveh, possibly a very old loanword from Indo-Iranian, in which case it has the same origin as Avestan 𐬛𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬎𐬎𐬁 (dərəuuā, healthy). Derivation from terva (tar) is unlikely due to semantically weak explanation.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈterʋeˣ/, [ˈt̪e̞rʋe̞(ʔ)]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -erʋe
  • Hyphenation(key): ter‧ve

Adjective

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terve (comparative terveempi, superlative tervein)

  1. healthy, sane (enjoying health and vigor of body, mind, or spirit)
    Hän oli kolmen terveen lapsen isä.
    He was father to three healthy kids.
  2. healthy, sound (beneficial)
    Kunnon selkäsauna palauttaa aina vintiön terveen kunnioituksen kasvattajiaan kohtaan.
    Healthy spankings never fail to restore a rascal's healthy respect for his educators.
    Terveet moraaliset arvot auttavat kansakunnan vaikeiden aikojen yli.
    Sound moral values help the nation to survive the difficult times.
  3. sound, well (free from injury, disease)
    Hän oli turvassa ja terveenä.
    He was safe and sound.
    Olin sairastanut, mutta nyt olen terve.
    I had been sick, but now I'm well.
  4. sound (complete, solid, or secure)
    Reeti vakuutti minulle, että lattialaudat olivat terveitä.
    Fred assured me the floorboards were sound.
    Terve yritys selviää normaaleista kysynnän vaihteluista.
    A sound business can handle normal fluctuations in demand.
  5. able-bodied (having a sound, strong body)

Declension

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Inflection of terve (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative terve terveet
genitive terveen terveiden
terveitten
partitive tervettä terveitä
illative terveeseen terveisiin
terveihin
singular plural
nominative terve terveet
accusative nom. terve terveet
gen. terveen
genitive terveen terveiden
terveitten
partitive tervettä terveitä
inessive terveessä terveissä
elative terveestä terveistä
illative terveeseen terveisiin
terveihin
adessive terveellä terveillä
ablative terveeltä terveiltä
allative terveelle terveille
essive terveenä terveinä
translative terveeksi terveiksi
abessive terveettä terveittä
instructive tervein
comitative terveine
Possessive forms of terve (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative terveeni terveeni
accusative nom. terveeni terveeni
gen. terveeni
genitive terveeni terveideni
terveitteni
partitive tervettäni terveitäni
inessive terveessäni terveissäni
elative terveestäni terveistäni
illative terveeseeni terveisiini
terveihini
adessive terveelläni terveilläni
ablative terveeltäni terveiltäni
allative terveelleni terveilleni
essive terveenäni terveinäni
translative terveekseni terveikseni
abessive terveettäni terveittäni
instructive
comitative terveineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative terveesi terveesi
accusative nom. terveesi terveesi
gen. terveesi
genitive terveesi terveidesi
terveittesi
partitive tervettäsi terveitäsi
inessive terveessäsi terveissäsi
elative terveestäsi terveistäsi
illative terveeseesi terveisiisi
terveihisi
adessive terveelläsi terveilläsi
ablative terveeltäsi terveiltäsi
allative terveellesi terveillesi
essive terveenäsi terveinäsi
translative terveeksesi terveiksesi
abessive terveettäsi terveittäsi
instructive
comitative terveinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative terveemme terveemme
accusative nom. terveemme terveemme
gen. terveemme
genitive terveemme terveidemme
terveittemme
partitive tervettämme terveitämme
inessive terveessämme terveissämme
elative terveestämme terveistämme
illative terveeseemme terveisiimme
terveihimme
adessive terveellämme terveillämme
ablative terveeltämme terveiltämme
allative terveellemme terveillemme
essive terveenämme terveinämme
translative terveeksemme terveiksemme
abessive terveettämme terveittämme
instructive
comitative terveinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative terveenne terveenne
accusative nom. terveenne terveenne
gen. terveenne
genitive terveenne terveidenne
terveittenne
partitive tervettänne terveitänne
inessive terveessänne terveissänne
elative terveestänne terveistänne
illative terveeseenne terveisiinne
terveihinne
adessive terveellänne terveillänne
ablative terveeltänne terveiltänne
allative terveellenne terveillenne
essive terveenänne terveinänne
translative terveeksenne terveiksenne
abessive terveettänne terveittänne
instructive
comitative terveinenne

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Interjection

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terve (informal)

  1. hello (greeting)
    Synonyms: hei, moi, moro, moikka
  2. bye (when departing)
    Synonyms: hei hei, heippa, moro, moikka

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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terv +‎ -e (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtɛrvɛ]
  • Hyphenation: ter‧ve

Noun

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terve

  1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of terv

Declension

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative terve
accusative tervét
dative tervének
instrumental tervével
causal-final tervéért
translative tervévé
terminative tervéig
essive-formal terveként
essive-modal tervéül
inessive tervében
superessive tervén
adessive tervénél
illative tervébe
sublative tervére
allative tervéhez
elative tervéből
delative tervéről
ablative tervétől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
tervéé
non-attributive
possessive - plural
tervééi

Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *terveh. Cognates include Finnish terve and Estonian terve.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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terve (comparative terveemp)

  1. healthy
  2. whole, entire

Declension

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Declension of terve (type 6/lähe, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative terve terveet
genitive terveen tervein
partitive tervettä terveitä
illative terveesse terveisse
inessive tervees terveis
elative terveest terveist
allative terveelle terveille
adessive terveel terveil
ablative terveelt terveilt
translative terveeks terveiks
essive terveennä, terveen terveinnä, tervein
exessive1) terveent terveint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
Soikkola declension of terve (type 6/lähe, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative terve tervehet,
terveet
genitive tervehen tervehiin
partitive tervettä,
terveht
tervehiä
illative tervehesse tervehisse
inessive tervehees tervehiis
elative tervehest tervehist
allative tervehelle tervehille
adessive terveheel tervehiil
ablative tervehelt tervehilt
translative terveheks tervehiks
essive tervehennä,
terveheen
tervehinnä,
tervehiin
exessive1) tervehent tervehint
1) Obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

Derived terms

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References

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  • Fedor Tumansky (1790) “терве”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 703
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 582

Votic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *terveh.

Pronunciation

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terve

  1. healthy
  2. whole, unbroken

Inflection

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Declension of terve (type XIV/terve, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative terve terved
genitive terve terveje, tervei
partitive tervette terveite, tervei
illative tervese, terve terveise
inessive tervez terveiz
elative tervesse terveisse
allative tervele terveile
adessive tervelle terveille
ablative tervelte terveilte
translative tervessi terveissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

Interjection

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terve

  1. (Jõgõperä) Alternative form of tere (hello)

References

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  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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