terve
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
edit- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)v
Verb
editterve (third-person singular simple present terves, present participle terving, simple past and past participle terved)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To fall; be thrown down.
- (transitive, obsolete) To dash down; cast; throw: in combination with over; to overthrow; overturn.
- (transitive, obsolete) To turn down or back; roll or fold over.
Related terms
editAnagrams
editEstonian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *terveh.
Adjective
editterve (genitive terve, partitive tervet, comparative tervem, superlative kõige tervem)
- healthy
- Poiss on täitsa terve.
- The boy is healthy.
- whole, entire
- Ma olen terve elu seda oodanud.
- I've waited my whole life for this.
Declension
editDeclension of terve (ÕS type 6/mõte, length gradation) | |||
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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
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editAdjective
editterve (comparative terveempi, superlative tervein)
- healthy, sane (enjoying health and vigor of body, mind, or spirit)
- Hän oli kolmen terveen lapsen isä.
- He was father to three healthy kids.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- able-bodied (having a sound, strong body)
Declension
editInflection of terve (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation) | |||
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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 |
Synonyms
edit- (sound): hyväkuntoinen
Antonyms
editDerived terms
editInterjection
editterve (informal)
Further reading
edit- “terve”, 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
editHungarian
editEtymology
editterv + -e (possessive suffix)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editterve
Declension
editInflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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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
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *terveh. Cognates include Finnish terve and Estonian terve.
Pronunciation
edit- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈterʋe/, [ˈte̞rʋ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈterʋe/, [ˈte̞rʋe̞]
- Rhymes: -erʋ, -erʋe
- Hyphenation: ter‧ve
- Homophone: terva
Adjective
editterve (comparative terveemp)
Declension
editDeclension of terve (type 6/lähe, no gradation) | ||
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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) | ||
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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
editReferences
edit- 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
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *terveh.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editterve
Inflection
editDeclension of terve (type XIV/terve, no gradation) | ||
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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
editterve
References
edit- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *derbʰ-
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)v
- Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)v/1 syllable
- English lemmas
- English verbs
- Estonian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Estonian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Estonian lemmas
- Estonian adjectives
- Estonian terms with usage examples
- Estonian mõte-type nominals
- Estonian ohutu-type nominals
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Indo-Iranian languages
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Finnish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Finnish/erʋe
- Rhymes:Finnish/erʋe/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish adjectives
- Finnish terms with usage examples
- Finnish hame-type nominals
- Finnish interjections
- Finnish informal terms
- Finnish greetings
- Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hungarian non-lemma forms
- Hungarian noun forms
- Ingrian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/erʋ
- Rhymes:Ingrian/erʋ/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Ingrian/erʋe
- Rhymes:Ingrian/erʋe/2 syllables
- Ingrian terms with homophones
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian adjectives
- Votic terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Votic terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Votic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Votic/erve
- Rhymes:Votic/erve/2 syllables
- Votic lemmas
- Votic adjectives
- Votic terve-type nominals
- Votic interjections
- Votic greetings