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FromMiddle Englishterven,tervien, fromOld English*tyrfian(“to cast down, tumble, fall”) (in compoundġetyrfan,ġetyrfian(“to assail with missiles; attack, assault”),ġetorfian(“to stone”)), fromProto-Germanic*tirbijaną,*tarbijaną(“to wind, twirl, fling”), fromProto-Indo-European*derbʰ-(“to wind, twist”). Cognate withOld High Germanzerben(“to spin, rotate”). Also in compound in Middle Englishoverterven, intoppe overterve >topsytervy > Englishtopsy-turvy. Comparetervy,tirfe.

• Rhymes:-ɜː(ɹ)v

terve (third-person singular simple presentterves,present participleterving,simple past and past participleterved)

1. (intransitive, obsolete) Tofall; be thrown down.
2. (transitive, obsolete) Todash down;cast;throw: in combination withover; tooverthrow;overturn.
3. (transitive, obsolete) Toturn down or back;roll orfold over.

• topsy-turvy

• evert,revet

FromProto-Finnic*terveh.

terve (genitiveterve,partitivetervet,comparativetervem,superlativekõige tervem)

1. healthy

   Poiss on täitsaterve.

   The boy ishealthy.

2. whole,entire

   Ma olenterve elu seda oodanud.

   I've waited mywhole life for this.

FromProto-Finnic*terveh, possibly a very old loanword fromIndo-Iranian, in which case it has the same origin asAvestan𐬛𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬎𐬎𐬁(dərəuuā,“healthy”). Derivation fromterva(“tar”) is unlikely due to semantically weak explanation.

• IPA^(key): /ˈterʋeˣ/,[ˈt̪e̞rʋe̞(ʔ)]

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• Rhymes:-erʋe
• Hyphenation^(key):ter‧ve

terve (comparativeterveempi,superlativetervein)

1. healthy,sane(enjoying health and vigor of body, mind, or spirit)

   Hän oli kolmenterveen lapsen isä.

   He was father to threehealthy kids.

2. healthy,sound(beneficial)

   Kunnon selkäsauna palauttaa aina vintiönterveen kunnioituksen kasvattajiaan kohtaan.

   Healthy spankings never fail to restore a rascal'shealthy 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 jaterveenä.

   He was safe andsound.

   Olin sairastanut, mutta nyt olenterve.

   I had been sick, but now I'mwell.

4. sound(complete, solid, or secure)

   Reeti vakuutti minulle, että lattialaudat olivatterveitä.

   Fred assured me the floorboards weresound.

   Terve yritys selviää normaaleista kysynnän vaihteluista.

   Asound business can handle normal fluctuations in demand.

5. able-bodied(having a sound, strong body)

• (sound):hyväkuntoinen

• kipeä
• sairas

terve(informal)

1. hello(greeting)

   Synonyms:hei,moi,moro,moikka

2. bye(when departing)

   Synonyms:hei hei,heippa,moro,moikka

• “terve”, inKielitoimiston 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–, retrieved2023-07-03

• veret

terv +‎-e(possessive suffix)

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

terve

1. third-personsingularsingle-possessionpossessive ofterv

FromProto-Finnic*terveh. Cognates includeFinnishterve andEstonianterve.

• (Ala-Laukaa)IPA^(key): /ˈterʋe/,[ˈte̞rʋ]
• (Soikkola)IPA^(key): /ˈterʋe/,[ˈte̞rʋe̞]
• Rhymes:-erʋ,-erʋe
• Hyphenation:ter‧ve
• Homophone:terva

terve (comparativeterveemp)

1. healthy
2. whole,entire

• Fedor Tumansky (1790) “терве”, inОпытъ 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], page703
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971)Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page582

FromProto-Finnic*terveh.

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä)IPA^(key): /ˈterve/,[ˈterve]
• Rhymes:-erve
• Hyphenation:ter‧ve

terve

1. healthy
2. whole,unbroken

terve

1. (Jõgõperä)Alternative form oftere(“hello”)

• 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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