turva – Finnish noun declension

Finnish noun forms of turva

Noun type: 10

Characteristics

Singular

Nominativeturva
Partitiveturvaa
Genetiveturvan
Accusativeturvan
Inessiveturvassa
Elativeturvasta
Illativeturvaan
Adessiveturvalla
Ablativeturvalta
Allativeturvalle
Essiveturvana
Translativeturvaksi
Abessiveturvatta

Plural

Nominativeturvat
Partitiveturvia
Genetiveturvien
Accusativeturvat
Inessiveturvissa
Elativeturvista
Illativeturviin
Adessiveturvilla
Ablativeturvilta
Allativeturville
Essiveturvina
Translativeturviksi
Abessiveturvitta
Instructiveturvein
Comitativeturveine

Sample Sentences

  • pimeyden turvin (under cover of darkness)
  • Olen turvassa. (I am safe.)
  • Juokse turvaan! (Run to safety!)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *turva (compare Estonian turv, Ingrian turva, Karelian turva, Livvi turvu, Veps turvane and Votic turvõ), probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *trūwō (compare Swedish tro). See: Swedish Nouns 'tro'.