From Proto-Uralic *wixe- (“to bring, carry”). The development *ixe > *ee has no certain parallels, but compare *soutadak. The Uralic root may be related to Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.
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. | *veen | *vein | — | *veegon |
2nd sing. | *veet | *veit | *veek | *veegos |
3rd sing. | *veepi *vee |
*vei | *veekähen | *veekohen |
1st plur. | *veekmek *veekmäk |
*veimek *veimäk |
*veekädemek *veekädämäk |
*veekodemek *veekodämäk |
2nd plur. | *veektek *veektäk |
*veidek *veidäk |
*veekäde *veekädä |
*veegot'ek *veekodädäk |
3rd plur. | *veebät *vee |
*vei | *veekähen | *veekohen |
passive | *veeksen *veet'äksen |
*veetihen *veettihen |
*veetägäsen *veettägäsen |
*veetägosen *veettägosen |
connegative | *veek | — | *veegäk | *veegok |
passive connegative | *veektäk | — | *veetägäk *veettägäk |
*veetägok *veettägok |
conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | ||
1st sing. | *veekcin | *veicin | *veenen | |
2nd sing. | *veekcit | *veicit | *veenet | |
3rd sing. | *veekci | *veici | *veeni | |
1st plur. | *veekcimek *veekcimäk |
*veicimek *veicimäk |
*veenemek *veenemäk | |
2nd plur. | *veekcidek *veekcidäk |
*veicidek *veicidäk |
*veenedek *veenedäk | |
3rd plur. | *veekci | *veici | *veeni | |
passive | *veedäkcisen *veet'äkcisen |
*veeticisen *veetticisen |
*veetänesen *veettänesen | |
connegative | *veekcik | *veicik | *veenek | |
passive connegative | *veedäkcik *veet'äkcik |
*veeticik *veetticik |
*veetänek *veettänek | |
non-finite forms | infinitives/nouns | participles | ||
active | passive | |||
infinitive 1 | *veedäk | present | *veepä | *veetäbä *veettäbä |
infinitive 2 | *veete- | past | *veenüt | *veetü *veettü |
gerund/supine | *veemä | |||
action noun | *veeminen |