From Proto-Uralic *pala- (“to devour”). Cognates include Proto-Samic *puolētēk, Erzya паломс (paloms), Hungarian fal. Has been compared earlier also with Proto-Ugric *paĺɜ-.
Note: The Proto-Finnic conjugation system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | ||||
present | past | imperative | optative | |
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1st sing. | *palan | *paloin | — | *palagon |
2nd sing. | *palat | *paloit | *palak | *palagos |
3rd sing. | *palabi *pala |
*paloi | *palagasën | *palagosën |
1st plur. | *palakmëk *palakmak |
*paloimëk *paloimak |
*palagatëmëk *palagatamak |
*palagotëmëk *palagotamak |
2nd plur. | *palaktëk *palaktak |
*paloidëk *paloidak |
*palagatë *palagata |
*palagot'ëk *palagotadak |
3rd plur. | *palabat *pala |
*paloi | *palagasën | *palagosën |
passive | *palaksën *palat'aksën |
*paladisën *palattisën |
*paladakahën *palattakahën |
*paladakohën *palattakohën |
connegative | *palak | — | *palagak | *palagok |
passive connegative | *palaktak | — | *paladagak *palattagak |
*paladagok *palattagok |
conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | ||
1st sing. | *palakcin | *paloicin | *palanën | |
2nd sing. | *palakcit | *paloicit | *palanët | |
3rd sing. | *palakci | *paloici | *palani | |
1st plur. | *palakcimëk *palakcimak |
*paloicimëk *paloicimak |
*palanëmëk *palanëmak | |
2nd plur. | *palakcidëk *palakcidak |
*paloicidëk *paloicidak |
*palanëdëk *palanëdak | |
3rd plur. | *palakci | *paloici | *palani | |
passive | *paladakcihën *palat'akcihën |
*paladicihën *palatticihën |
*paladanëhën *palattanëhën | |
connegative | *palakcik | *paloicik | *palanëk | |
passive connegative | *paladakcik *palat'akcik |
*paladicik *palatticik |
*paladanëk *palattanëk | |
non-finite forms | infinitives/nouns | participles | ||
active | passive | |||
infinitive 1 | *paladak | present | *palaba | *paladapa *palattapa |
infinitive 2 | *paladë- | past | *palanut | *paladu *palattu |
gerund/supine | *palama | |||
action noun | *palaminen |