Romanian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic палити (paliti), from Proto-Slavic *paliti. Compare Serbo-Croatian paliti. Also found in Aromanian as pãlescu, probaly indicating an early borrowing.

Verb edit

a păli (third-person singular present pălește, past participle pălit) 4th conj.

  1. to burn
    Synonym: arde
  2. to wither, grow dim, fade
    Synonym: veșteji
  3. to hit, strike
    Synonym: lovi
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from French pâlir.

Verb edit

a păli (third-person singular present pălește, past participle pălit) 4th conj.

  1. to grow pale, pallid