From Proto-Finnic *palkka. Cognate to Finnish palkka and Votic palkkõ.
palk (genitive palga, partitive palka)
| Declension of palk (ÕS type 22u/leib, k-g gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | palk | palgad | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | palga | ||
| genitive | palkade | ||
| partitive | palka | palku palkasid | |
| illative | palka palgasse |
palkadesse palgusse | |
| inessive | palgas | palkades palgus | |
| elative | palgast | palkadest palgust | |
| allative | palgale | palkadele palgule | |
| adessive | palgal | palkadel palgul | |
| ablative | palgalt | palkadelt palgult | |
| translative | palgaks | palkadeks palguks | |
| terminative | palgani | palkadeni | |
| essive | palgana | palkadena | |
| abessive | palgata | palkadeta | |
| comitative | palgaga | palkadega | |
From Middle Low German balke.
palk (genitive palgi, partitive palki)
| Declension of palk (ÕS type 22e/riik, k-g gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | palk | palgid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | palgi | ||
| genitive | palkide | ||
| partitive | palki | palke palkisid | |
| illative | palki palgisse |
palkidesse palgesse | |
| inessive | palgis | palkides palges | |
| elative | palgist | palkidest palgest | |
| allative | palgile | palkidele palgele | |
| adessive | palgil | palkidel palgel | |
| ablative | palgilt | palkidelt palgelt | |
| translative | palgiks | palkideks palgeks | |
| terminative | palgini | palkideni | |
| essive | palgina | palkidena | |
| abessive | palgita | palkideta | |
| comitative | palgiga | palkidega | |
palk m (plural palkijiet)