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.