palvelaa
Palvelaa is a nonstandard Finnish verb form that appears in linguistic discussions as a historical or dialectal variant of the verb palvella, meaning to serve. It is not used in contemporary standard Finnish. The standard infinitive is palvella, and the modern finite forms are palvelee (he/she serves) and palvellaan (they/one serves).
Origins and notes: The spelling palvelaa may arise from dialectal vowel lengthening or assimilation processes observed
Usage: Palvelaa occurs in philological corpora, historical texts, and some dialect dictionaries; it is rare in
See also: Finnish language, palvella, dialect, historical linguistics.