Tervo

Finnish

Etymology

Probably shortened from Tervonen;[1] as a place name, possibly named after an early settler. Ultimately from terva (tar), which may also be more directly the source of the place name, as there is a place named Tervamäki (literally tar hill) nearby (i.e. a hill where tar was burned).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈterʋo/, [ˈt̪e̞rʋo̞]
  • Rhymes: -erʋo
  • Syllabification(key): Ter‧vo

Proper noun

Tervo

  1. a Finnish surname
  2. A municipality of Northern Savonia, Finland.

Declension

  • (municipality): The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used when referring to a location; for example, "in Tervo" is Tervossa.
Inflection of Tervo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative Tervo Tervot
genitive Tervon Tervojen
partitive Tervoa Tervoja
illative Tervoon Tervoihin
singular plural
nominative Tervo Tervot
accusative nom. Tervo Tervot
gen. Tervon
genitive Tervon Tervojen
partitive Tervoa Tervoja
inessive Tervossa Tervoissa
elative Tervosta Tervoista
illative Tervoon Tervoihin
adessive Tervolla Tervoilla
ablative Tervolta Tervoilta
allative Tervolle Tervoille
essive Tervona Tervoina
translative Tervoksi Tervoiksi
abessive Tervotta Tervoitta
instructive Tervoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Tervo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Tervoni Tervoni
accusative nom. Tervoni Tervoni
gen. Tervoni
genitive Tervoni Tervojeni
partitive Tervoani Tervojani
inessive Tervossani Tervoissani
elative Tervostani Tervoistani
illative Tervooni Tervoihini
adessive Tervollani Tervoillani
ablative Tervoltani Tervoiltani
allative Tervolleni Tervoilleni
essive Tervonani Tervoinani
translative Tervokseni Tervoikseni
abessive Tervottani Tervoittani
instructive
comitative Tervoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Tervosi Tervosi
accusative nom. Tervosi Tervosi
gen. Tervosi
genitive Tervosi Tervojesi
partitive Tervoasi Tervojasi
inessive Tervossasi Tervoissasi
elative Tervostasi Tervoistasi
illative Tervoosi Tervoihisi
adessive Tervollasi Tervoillasi
ablative Tervoltasi Tervoiltasi
allative Tervollesi Tervoillesi
essive Tervonasi Tervoinasi
translative Tervoksesi Tervoiksesi
abessive Tervottasi Tervoittasi
instructive
comitative Tervoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Tervomme Tervomme
accusative nom. Tervomme Tervomme
gen. Tervomme
genitive Tervomme Tervojemme
partitive Tervoamme Tervojamme
inessive Tervossamme Tervoissamme
elative Tervostamme Tervoistamme
illative Tervoomme Tervoihimme
adessive Tervollamme Tervoillamme
ablative Tervoltamme Tervoiltamme
allative Tervollemme Tervoillemme
essive Tervonamme Tervoinamme
translative Tervoksemme Tervoiksemme
abessive Tervottamme Tervoittamme
instructive
comitative Tervoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Tervonne Tervonne
accusative nom. Tervonne Tervonne
gen. Tervonne
genitive Tervonne Tervojenne
partitive Tervoanne Tervojanne
inessive Tervossanne Tervoissanne
elative Tervostanne Tervoistanne
illative Tervoonne Tervoihinne
adessive Tervollanne Tervoillanne
ablative Tervoltanne Tervoiltanne
allative Tervollenne Tervoillenne
essive Tervonanne Tervoinanne
translative Tervoksenne Tervoiksenne
abessive Tervottanne Tervoittanne
instructive
comitative Tervoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Tervonsa Tervonsa
accusative nom. Tervonsa Tervonsa
gen. Tervonsa
genitive Tervonsa Tervojensa
partitive Tervoaan
Tervoansa
Tervojaan
Tervojansa
inessive Tervossaan
Tervossansa
Tervoissaan
Tervoissansa
elative Tervostaan
Tervostansa
Tervoistaan
Tervoistansa
illative Tervoonsa Tervoihinsa
adessive Tervollaan
Tervollansa
Tervoillaan
Tervoillansa
ablative Tervoltaan
Tervoltansa
Tervoiltaan
Tervoiltansa
allative Tervolleen
Tervollensa
Tervoilleen
Tervoillensa
essive Tervonaan
Tervonansa
Tervoinaan
Tervoinansa
translative Tervokseen
Tervoksensa
Tervoikseen
Tervoiksensa
abessive Tervottaan
Tervottansa
Tervoittaan
Tervoittansa
instructive
comitative Tervoineen
Tervoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Descendants

  • English: Tervo
  • Swedish: Tervo

Statistics

  • Tervo is the 272nd most common surname in Finland, belonging to 2,858 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

References

  1. Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN
  2. Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN

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