tervetuloa

Finnish

Etymology

terve (healthy) + tuloa (coming)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈterʋeˣˌtuloɑ/, [ˈt̪e̞rʋe̞t̪̚ˌt̪ulo̞ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -uloɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ter‧ve‧tu‧lo‧a

Interjection

tervetuloa

  1. (when greeting) welcome, great to see you, nice you could come
  2. (after having arranged a visit) looking forward to seeing you
  3. (when inviting someone) Would you like to visit us? It'd be nice to have you over sometime. (Please) come again! (only by salespeople:) (Please) call again!

Derived terms

compounds

See also

Further reading

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