terve

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.

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)v

terve (third-person singular simple present terves, present participle terving, simple past and past participle terved)

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To fall; be thrown down.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To dash down; cast; throw: in combination with over; to overthrow; overturn.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To turn down or back; roll or fold over.

• topsy-turvy

• evert, revet

From Proto-Finnic *terveh.

terve (genitive terve, partitive tervet, comparative tervem, superlative kõige tervem)

1. healthy

   Poiss on täitsa terve.

   The boy is healthy.

2. whole, entire

   Ma olen terve elu seda oodanud.

   I've waited my whole life for this.

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈterʋeˣ/, [ˈt̪e̞rʋe̞(ʔ)]

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

terve (comparative terveempi, superlative tervein)

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

   Hän oli kolmen terveen lapsen isä.

   He was father to three healthy kids.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

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”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

• veret

terv +‎ -e (possessive suffix)

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

terve

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of terv

From Proto-Finnic *terveh. Cognates include Finnish terve and Estonian terve.

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

terve (comparative terveemp)

1. healthy
2. whole, entire

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

From Proto-Finnic *terveh.

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

terve

1. healthy
2. whole, unbroken

terve

1. (Jõgõperä) Alternative form of tere (“hello”)

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn