tervehtiä

== Finnish == === Etymology === terve (“healthy; hello, hi”) +‎ -htiä; from the ancient habit of wishing health to another person as a form of greeting. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈterʋehtiæˣ/, [ˈt̪e̞rʋe̞hˌt̪iæ(ʔ)] Rhymes: -iæ Syllabification(key): ter‧veh‧ti‧ä Hyphenation(key): ter‧veh‧tiä === Verb === tervehtiä (transitive, usually atelic) to greet (military) to salute (figurative) to give the time of day, to say hello (to acknowledge somebody; to give some respect or attention) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tervehtiä”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023