terve
English
Etymology
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 topsyturvy. Compare tervy, tirfe.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)v
Verb
terve (third-person singular simple present terves, present participle terving, simple past and past participle terved)
Related terms
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *terveh.
Adjective
terve (genitive terve, partitive tervet)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | terve | terved |
accusative | terve | terved |
genitive | terve | 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 |
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | terve | terved |
accusative | terve | terved |
genitive | terve | 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
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *terveh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈterʋeˣ/, [ˈt̪e̞rʋe̞(ʔ)]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ter‧ve
Adjective
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.
- Hän oli kolmen terveen lapsen isä.
- 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.
- Kunnon selkäsauna palauttaa aina vintiön terveen kunnioituksen kasvattajiaan kohtaan.
- sound, well (free from injury, disease).
- Hän oli turvassa ja terveenä.
- He was safe and sound.
- Olin sairaana, mutta nyt olen terve.
- I had been sick, but now I'm well.
- Hän oli turvassa ja terveenä.
- 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.
- Reeti vakuutti minulle, että lattialaudat olivat terveitä.
- able-bodied (having a sound, strong body).
Declension
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 | |
instructive | — | tervein | |
abessive | terveettä | terveittä | |
comitative | — | terveine |
Synonyms
- (sound): hyväkuntoinen
Derived terms
Idioms
- terve kuin pukki = right as rain, sound as a bell
- terve sielu terveessä ruumiissa = a healthy mind in a healthy body
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɛrvɛ]
- Hyphenation: ter‧ve
Declension
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 | — |
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *terveh.
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
References
- "terve" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat