olla sukua

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Finnish

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Etymology

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olla (to be) sukua (of family)

Verb

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olla sukua

  1. to be kin to, be related to, be relative of [with allative] (to belong to same family)
    Synonym: olla sukulainen
    Työtoverini on sukua vaimolleni.
    My colleague is kin to my wife.
  2. (linguistics) to be cognate to or with [with allative]
    Englannin mother on sukua kreikan sanalle μητέρα (mētéra).
    English mother is cognate to Greek μητέρα (mētéra).

Conjugation

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See olla. sukua is not inflected.