From Proto-Uralic *puna- (“to spin, twist”). Related to Proto-Samic *ponētēk or *pońëtēk.
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. | *punon | *punoin | — | *punogon |
2nd sing. | *punot | *punoit | *punok | *punogos |
3rd sing. | *punobi *puno |
*punoi | *punogasën | *punogosën |
1st plur. | *punokmëk *punokmak |
*punoimëk *punoimak |
*punogatëmëk *punogatamak |
*punogotëmëk *punogotamak |
2nd plur. | *punoktëk *punoktak |
*punoidëk *punoidak |
*punogatë *punogata |
*punogot'ëk *punogotadak |
3rd plur. | *punobat *puno |
*punoi | *punogasën | *punogosën |
passive | *punoksën *punot'aksën |
*punodisën *punottisën |
*punodakahën *punottakahën |
*punodakohën *punottakohën |
connegative | *punok | — | *punogak | *punogok |
passive connegative | *punoktak | — | *punodagak *punottagak |
*punodagok *punottagok |
conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | ||
1st sing. | *punokcin | *punoicin | *punonën | |
2nd sing. | *punokcit | *punoicit | *punonët | |
3rd sing. | *punokci | *punoici | *punoni | |
1st plur. | *punokcimëk *punokcimak |
*punoicimëk *punoicimak |
*punonëmëk *punonëmak | |
2nd plur. | *punokcidëk *punokcidak |
*punoicidëk *punoicidak |
*punonëdëk *punonëdak | |
3rd plur. | *punokci | *punoici | *punoni | |
passive | *punodakcihën *punot'akcihën |
*punodicihën *punotticihën |
*punodanëhën *punottanëhën | |
connegative | *punokcik | *punoicik | *punonëk | |
passive connegative | *punodakcik *punot'akcik |
*punodicik *punotticik |
*punodanëk *punottanëk | |
non-finite forms | infinitives/nouns | participles | ||
active | passive | |||
infinitive 1 | *punodak | present | *punoba | *punodapa *punottapa |
infinitive 2 | *punodë- | past | *punonut | *punodu *punottu |
gerund/supine | *punoma | |||
action noun | *punominen |