# 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: /ˈterʋo/, [ˈt̪e̞rʋo̞]
* Rhymes: -erʋo
* Hyphenation: 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.
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
* Ollitervo
* Ylitervo

#### Descendants

* → English: Tervo
* → Swedish: Tervo

#### 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 [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN

### Anagrams

* revot, verot, verto