The Finnish word for uncle is
setä
Translations for uncle and their definitions
| setäpuoli | |
| 1. n. paternal step-uncle |
| eno | |
| 1. n. An uncle (mother's brother, maternal uncle). | |
| 2. n. (dialectal) A large river, used in names of rivers. | |
| For example in Lätäseno, a river in Finland. |
| enopuoli | |
| 1. n. maternal step-uncle |
| setä | |
| 1. n. uncle (father's brother, paternal uncle) | |
| 2. n. (childish) man |
| kummisetä | |
| 1. n. A godfather (male godparent). | |
| 2. n. A godfather (mafia leader). |
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