tervehys

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tervehüc, equivalent to terveh- (healthy) + -ys. Cognates include Finnish terveys and Estonian tervis.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈterʋehys/, [ˈte̞rʋəhy̆z̠]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈterʋehys/, [ˈte̞rʋe̞hyʒ̥]
  • Rhymes: -erʋehys
  • Hyphenation: ter‧ve‧hys

Noun

tervehys (uncountable)

  1. health
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 65:
      Jos möö saamma tiitää kuin ono laatihunt meijen ruume, ni siis arvaamma, kuin pittää hoitaa ommaa tervehyttä ja kuin hyväst organisoittaa meijen töö.
      If we can know how our body is composed, then we'll understand how we need to care for our own health and how to organise our work well.

Declension

Declension of tervehys (type 2/oikehus, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative tervehys
genitive tervehyen
partitive tervehyttä
illative tervehyee
inessive tervehyes
elative tervehyest
allative tervehyelle
adessive tervehyel
ablative tervehyelt
translative tervehyeks
essive tervehyennä, tervehyeen
exessive1) tervehyent
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.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 583

Livvi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tervehüc. Equivalent to terveh + -us.

Noun

tervehys (genitive tervehyön, partitive tervehytty)

  1. health
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