terva

Finnish

Pine tar in a container

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tërva, borrowed from either Proto-Baltic *dérwa or Proto-Germanic *terwą, but in either case ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dérw-o-m, from *dóru (“wood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈterʋɑ/, [ˈt̪e̞rʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -erʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ter‧va

Noun

terva

1. tar

Declension

Inflection of terva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		terva	tervat
genitive		tervan	tervojen
partitive		tervaa	tervoja
illative		tervaan	tervoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		terva	tervat
accusative	nom.	terva	tervat
	gen.	tervan
genitive		tervan	tervojen tervainrare
partitive		tervaa	tervoja
inessive		tervassa	tervoissa
elative		tervasta	tervoista
illative		tervaan	tervoihin
adessive		tervalla	tervoilla
ablative		tervalta	tervoilta
allative		tervalle	tervoille
essive		tervana	tervoina
translative		tervaksi	tervoiksi
abessive		tervatta	tervoitta
instructive		—	tervoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of terva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tervani tervani accusative nom. tervani tervani gen. tervani genitive tervani tervojeni tervainirare partitive tervaani tervojani inessive tervassani tervoissani elative tervastani tervoistani illative tervaani tervoihini adessive tervallani tervoillani ablative tervaltani tervoiltani allative tervalleni tervoilleni essive tervanani tervoinani translative tervakseni tervoikseni abessive tervattani tervoittani instructive — — comitative — tervoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tervasi tervasi accusative nom. tervasi tervasi gen. tervasi genitive tervasi tervojesi tervaisirare partitive tervaasi tervojasi inessive tervassasi tervoissasi elative tervastasi tervoistasi illative tervaasi tervoihisi adessive tervallasi tervoillasi ablative tervaltasi tervoiltasi allative tervallesi tervoillesi essive tervanasi tervoinasi translative tervaksesi tervoiksesi abessive tervattasi tervoittasi instructive — — comitative — tervoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tervamme tervamme accusative nom. tervamme tervamme gen. tervamme genitive tervamme tervojemme tervaimmerare partitive tervaamme tervojamme inessive tervassamme tervoissamme elative tervastamme tervoistamme illative tervaamme tervoihimme adessive tervallamme tervoillamme ablative tervaltamme tervoiltamme allative tervallemme tervoillemme essive tervanamme tervoinamme translative tervaksemme tervoiksemme abessive tervattamme tervoittamme instructive — — comitative — tervoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tervanne tervanne accusative nom. tervanne tervanne gen. tervanne genitive tervanne tervojenne tervainnerare partitive tervaanne tervojanne inessive tervassanne tervoissanne elative tervastanne tervoistanne illative tervaanne tervoihinne adessive tervallanne tervoillanne ablative tervaltanne tervoiltanne allative tervallenne tervoillenne essive tervananne tervoinanne translative tervaksenne tervoiksenne abessive tervattanne tervoittanne instructive — — comitative — tervoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tervansa tervansa accusative nom. tervansa tervansa gen. tervansa genitive tervansa tervojensa tervainsarare partitive tervaansa tervojaan tervojansa inessive tervassaan tervassansa tervoissaan tervoissansa elative tervastaan tervastansa tervoistaan tervoistansa illative tervaansa tervoihinsa adessive tervallaan tervallansa tervoillaan tervoillansa ablative tervaltaan tervaltansa tervoiltaan tervoiltansa allative tervalleen tervallensa tervoilleen tervoillensa essive tervanaan tervanansa tervoinaan tervoinansa translative tervakseen tervaksensa tervoikseen tervoiksensa abessive tervattaan tervattansa tervoittaan tervoittansa instructive — — comitative — tervoineen tervoinensa

Derived terms

• tervaantua
• tervainen
• tervakko
• Tervala
• Tervanen
• tervas
• tervata
• tervautua
• Tervonen

 

compounds

• hautaterva
• kivihiiliterva
• koivuterva
• puuterva
• Teerijärvi
• Tervahartiala
• tervahauta
• Tervahauta
• tervahovi
• tervahuopa
• tervahöyry
• Tervakangas
• tervakauppa
• tervakaupunki
• Tervakoski
• tervaleppä
• tervaliha
• Tervamäki
• Tervaniemi
• tervanjuonti
• tervanpoltto
• tervapahvi
• tervapaperi
• tervapastilli
• tervapata
• tervapeippo
• tervaporvari
• tervapääsky
• tervasaippua
• tervasoihtu
• tervasrosoinen
• tervatynnyri
• tervavene
• tervavesi
• tuohiterva

 

Further reading

• “terva”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• arvet, tarve, varte, verat, verta

Ingrian

Tervaa.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tërva. Cognates include Finnish terva and Estonian tõrv.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈterʋɑ/, [ˈte̞rʋ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈterʋɑ/, [ˈte̞rʋɑ]
• Rhymes: -erʋ, -erʋɑ
• Hyphenation: ter‧va
• Homophone: terve

Noun

terva

1. tar

Declension

Declension of terva (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	terva	tervat
genitive	tervan	tervoin
partitive	tervaa	tervoja
illative	tervaa	tervoi
inessive	tervaas	tervois
elative	tervast	tervoist
allative	tervalle	tervoille
adessive	tervaal	tervoil
ablative	tervalt	tervoilt
translative	tervaks	tervoiks
essive	tervanna, tervaan	tervoinna, tervoin
exessive1)	tervant	tervoint
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.

Derived terms

• tervabocka
• tervakukka
• tervamees
• tervapääskö
• tervarinta

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 582