turve

turve

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of turven

From Proto-Finnic *turbëh, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *turbz, whence also English turf. Finnic cognates include Estonian turvas, Ingrian turve, Karelian turveh, Livonian dūrbal, Livvi turveh, Ludian turbiž, turbeh, Veps turbiž, turbaz, turbez, Võro turbas and Votic turvaz (Kattila).

• IPA^(key): /ˈturʋeˣ/,
• Rhymes: -urʋe
• Syllabification^(key): tur‧ve

turve

1. peat, turf (soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas)

• “turve”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

• ruvet

From Proto-Finnic *turbëh. Cognates include Finnish turve and Estonian turvas.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈturʋe/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈturʋe/,
• Rhymes: -urʋ, -urʋe
• Hyphenation: tur‧ve

turve

1. turf, peat

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 610

turve (imperative turv, present tense tarv, simple past turvte, past participle turvt)

1. to need

   Jeg tarv spise.

   I need to eat.

2. to require

• “turve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

turve (present tense tarv, past tense turvte, supine turvt, present participle turvande)

1. Alternative form of turva

turve

1. inflection of turvar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative