Tervo

Finnish

Etymology

Probably shortened from Tervonen; 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).

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

• Tervola
• tervolainen

 

compounds

• Ollitervo
• Ylitervo

 

Descendants

• → English: Tervo
• → Swedish: Tervo

Statistics

• Tervo is the 272^nd 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.

Anagrams

• revot, verot, verto