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
- Hyphenation(key): Ter‧vo
Proper noun
Tervo
- a Finnish surname
- 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)
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| nominative
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Tervo
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Tervot
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| genitive
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Tervon
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Tervojen
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| partitive
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Tervoa
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Tervoja
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| illative
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Tervoon
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Tervoihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Tervo
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Tervot
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| accusative
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nom.
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Tervo
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Tervot
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| gen.
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Tervon
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| genitive
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Tervon
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Tervojen
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| partitive
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Tervoa
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Tervoja
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| inessive
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Tervossa
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Tervoissa
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| elative
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Tervosta
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Tervoista
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| illative
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Tervoon
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Tervoihin
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| adessive
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Tervolla
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Tervoilla
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| ablative
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Tervolta
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Tervoilta
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| allative
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Tervolle
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Tervoille
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| essive
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Tervona
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Tervoina
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| translative
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Tervoksi
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Tervoiksi
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| abessive
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Tervotta
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Tervoitta
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| instructive
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—
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Tervoin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Tervoni
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Tervoni
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| accusative
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nom.
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Tervoni
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Tervoni
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| gen.
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Tervoni
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| genitive
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Tervoni
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Tervojeni
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| partitive
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Tervoani
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Tervojani
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| inessive
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Tervossani
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Tervoissani
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| elative
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Tervostani
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Tervoistani
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| illative
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Tervooni
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Tervoihini
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| adessive
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Tervollani
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Tervoillani
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| ablative
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Tervoltani
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Tervoiltani
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| allative
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Tervolleni
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Tervoilleni
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| essive
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Tervonani
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Tervoinani
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| translative
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Tervokseni
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Tervoikseni
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| abessive
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Tervottani
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Tervoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Tervoineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Tervosi
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Tervosi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Tervosi
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Tervosi
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| gen.
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Tervosi
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| genitive
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Tervosi
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Tervojesi
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| partitive
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Tervoasi
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Tervojasi
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| inessive
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Tervossasi
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Tervoissasi
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| elative
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Tervostasi
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Tervoistasi
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| illative
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Tervoosi
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Tervoihisi
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| adessive
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Tervollasi
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Tervoillasi
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| ablative
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Tervoltasi
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Tervoiltasi
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| allative
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Tervollesi
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Tervoillesi
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| essive
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Tervonasi
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Tervoinasi
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| translative
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Tervoksesi
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Tervoiksesi
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| abessive
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Tervottasi
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Tervoittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Tervoinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Tervomme
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Tervomme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Tervomme
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Tervomme
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| gen.
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Tervomme
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| genitive
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Tervomme
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Tervojemme
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| partitive
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Tervoamme
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Tervojamme
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| inessive
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Tervossamme
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Tervoissamme
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| elative
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Tervostamme
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Tervoistamme
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| illative
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Tervoomme
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Tervoihimme
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| adessive
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Tervollamme
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Tervoillamme
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| ablative
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Tervoltamme
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Tervoiltamme
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| allative
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Tervollemme
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Tervoillemme
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| essive
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Tervonamme
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Tervoinamme
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| translative
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Tervoksemme
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Tervoiksemme
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| abessive
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Tervottamme
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Tervoittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Tervoinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Tervonne
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Tervonne
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| accusative
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nom.
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Tervonne
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Tervonne
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| gen.
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Tervonne
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| genitive
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Tervonne
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Tervojenne
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| partitive
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Tervoanne
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Tervojanne
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| inessive
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Tervossanne
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Tervoissanne
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| elative
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Tervostanne
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Tervoistanne
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| illative
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Tervoonne
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Tervoihinne
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| adessive
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Tervollanne
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Tervoillanne
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| ablative
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Tervoltanne
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Tervoiltanne
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| allative
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Tervollenne
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Tervoillenne
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| essive
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Tervonanne
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Tervoinanne
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| translative
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Tervoksenne
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Tervoiksenne
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| abessive
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Tervottanne
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Tervoittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Tervoinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Tervonsa
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Tervonsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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Tervonsa
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Tervonsa
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| gen.
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Tervonsa
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| genitive
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Tervonsa
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Tervojensa
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| partitive
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Tervoaan
Tervoansa
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Tervojaan
Tervojansa
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| inessive
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Tervossaan
Tervossansa
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Tervoissaan
Tervoissansa
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| elative
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Tervostaan
Tervostansa
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Tervoistaan
Tervoistansa
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| illative
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Tervoonsa
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Tervoihinsa
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| adessive
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Tervollaan
Tervollansa
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Tervoillaan
Tervoillansa
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| ablative
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Tervoltaan
Tervoltansa
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Tervoiltaan
Tervoiltansa
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| allative
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Tervolleen
Tervollensa
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Tervoilleen
Tervoillensa
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| essive
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Tervonaan
Tervonansa
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Tervoinaan
Tervoinansa
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| translative
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Tervokseen
Tervoksensa
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Tervoikseen
Tervoiksensa
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| abessive
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Tervottaan
Tervottansa
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Tervoittaan
Tervoittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Tervoineen
Tervoinensa
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Derived terms
Descendants
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
- ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN
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