setä

uncle (father's brother)

🗣 se-tä

📝 Finnish distinguishes between father's brother (setä) and mother's brother (eno).

Word Forms & Endings

Form Meaning Grammar
setä uncle (father's brother) (base form)
sedän uncle's genitive
setää uncle (partitive) partitive

Example Phrases

Setäni asuu Turussa.

My uncle lives in Turku.

Setä tuo aina lahjoja.

Uncle always brings gifts.