Nominal Forms
Verb noun:
palu
Verbal adjectives:
paledig; paladwy
Indicative
Present / Future
| Sg.1 | palaf |
| Sg.2 | peli |
| Sg.3 | pala |
| Pl.1 | palwn |
| Pl.2 | pelwch; palwch |
| Pl.3 | palant |
| Impersonal | pelir |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | pelais |
| Sg.2 | pelaist |
| Sg.3 | palodd |
| Pl.1 | palasom |
| Pl.2 | palasoch |
| Pl.3 | palasant |
| Impersonal | palwyd |
Pluperfect
| Sg.1 | palaswn |
| Sg.2 | palasit |
| Sg.3 | palasai |
| Pl.1 | palasem |
| Pl.2 | palasech |
| Pl.3 | palasent |
| Impersonal | palasid; palesid |
Imperfect (Indicative/Subjunctive)
| Sg.1 | palwn |
| Sg.2 | palit |
| Sg.3 | palai |
| Pl.1 | palem |
| Pl.2 | palech |
| Pl.3 | palent |
| Impersonal | pelid |
Subjunctive
Present
| Sg.1 | palwyf |
| Sg.2 | pelych |
| Sg.3 | palo |
| Pl.1 | palom |
| Pl.2 | paloch |
| Pl.3 | palont |
| Impersonal | paler |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | pala |
| Sg.3 | paled |
| Pl.1 | palwn |
| Pl.2 | pelwch; palwch |
| Pl.3 | palent |
| Impersonal | paler |
Colloquial Forms
Future
| Sg.1 | pala i; palaf i |
| Sg.2 | pali di |
| Sg.3 | palith o; paliff e |
| Pl.1 | palwn ni |
| Pl.2 | palwch chi |
| Pl.3 | palan nhw |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | palais i; pales i |
| Sg.2 | palaist ti; palest ti |
| Sg.3 | palodd o |
| Pl.1 | palon ni |
| Pl.2 | paloch chi |
| Pl.3 | palon nhw |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | palwn i; palswn i |
| Sg.2 | palet ti; palset ti |
| Sg.3 | palai fo; palsai fo |
| Pl.1 | palen ni; palsen ni |
| Pl.2 | palech chi; palsech chi |
| Pl.3 | palen nhw; palsen nhw |
Verbs similar to 'palu'
malu,
pallu,
pylu,
talu,
baglu,
camu,
canu,
caru,
cau,
dal,
Translations
dig, to move hard-packed earth out of the way
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *palad, from Proto-Celtic *kʷaleti. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to turn”).
Verbs referencing "palu"
Cornish
palas.
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