Tellervo

Tellervo

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly simply formed by rhyming with Pellervo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtelːerʋo/, [ˈt̪e̞lːe̞rʋo̞]
• Rhymes: -elːerʋo
• Syllabification^(key): Tel‧ler‧vo

Proper noun

Tellervo

1. 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.

2. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Tellervo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
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
instructive		—	Tellervoin
abessive		Tellervotta	Tellervoitta
comitative		—	Tellervoineen

Possessive forms of Tellervo (type palvelu)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	Tellervoni	Tellervomme
2nd person	Tellervosi	Tellervonne
3rd person	Tellervonsa

Anagrams

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