olla sukua

Finnish

Etymology

olla (“to be”) sukua (“of family”)

Verb

olla sukua

1. to be kin to, be related to, be relative of (+ 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 (+ allative)

   Englannin mother on sukua kreikan sanalle μητέρα (mētéra).

   English mother is cognate to Greek μητέρα (mētéra).

Conjugation

See olla. sukua is not inflected.