Tellervo
Finnish
Etymology
Possibly simply formed by rhyming with Pellervo.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tellervo
- In Finnish mythology, a goddess of forest, wife or daughter of Tapio.
- 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 32:251-254:
- Tellervo, Tapion neiti, / Metsän tyttö tylleröinen, / Utupaita, hienohelma, / Hivus keltainen, korea.
- Tellervo, maid of Tapio, / Roly-poly pretty maiden, / Lovely with your hair so yellow, / Gauzy-smocked and elegant-skirted.
- Tellervo, Tapion neiti, / Metsän tyttö tylleröinen, / Utupaita, hienohelma, / Hivus keltainen, korea.
- 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 32:251-254:
- a female given name.
Declension
Inflection of Tellervo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Tellervo | Tellervot | |
genitive | Tellervon | Tellervojen Tellervoiden Tellervoitten | |
partitive | Tellervoa | Tellervoja Tellervoita | |
illative | Tellervoon | Tellervoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Tellervo | Tellervot | |
accusative | nom. | Tellervo | Tellervot |
gen. | Tellervon | ||
genitive | Tellervon | Tellervojen Tellervoiden Tellervoitten | |
partitive | Tellervoa | Tellervoja Tellervoita | |
inessive | Tellervossa | Tellervoissa | |
elative | Tellervosta | Tellervoista | |
illative | Tellervoon | Tellervoihin | |
adessive | Tellervolla | Tellervoilla | |
ablative | Tellervolta | Tellervoilta | |
allative | Tellervolle | Tellervoille | |
essive | Tellervona | Tellervoina | |
translative | Tellervoksi | Tellervoiksi | |
abessive | Tellervotta | Tellervoitta | |
instructive | — | Tellervoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |