terve
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)v
Verb edit
terve (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 edit
Anagrams edit
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *terveh.
Adjective edit
terve (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 edit
Declension 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) | |||
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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 |
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
terve (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 edit
Inflection 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 edit
Derived terms edit
Interjection edit
terve (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 edit
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
terv + -e (possessive suffix)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
terve
- third-person singular single-possession possessive of terv
Declension edit
Inflection (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 edit
Etymology edit
From 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 edit
terve (comparative terveemp)
Declension edit
Declension 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 edit
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 582
Votic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *terveh.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
terve
Inflection edit
Declension of terve (type XIV/terve, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | terve | terved |
genitive | terve | terveije, 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 edit
terve
References edit
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn