turv

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Estonian

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Germanic *trūwɔ̄n. Compare Old Norse trúa (“belief”). Cognate to Finnish turva and Votic turva. The word was brought into the standard language in example of Finnish.

Noun

turv (genitive turva, partitive turva)

  1. security, support, defence

Usage notes

Usually only seen in derivations.

Declension

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Derived terms

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