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sota.

war (conflict involving organized use of arms; also figuratively, e.g. of a campaign against something or business competition)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsotɑ/[ˈs̠o̞t̪ɑ̝]

  1. war (conflict involving organized use of arms; also figuratively, e.g. of a campaign against something or business competition)

    käydä sotaa (... vastaan)
    olemme sodassa

  2. warfare (waging of war or armed conflict)

    asemasota

  3. military, war-

    in-compounds
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *sota (compare Estonian sõda, Livonian suodā, Veps soda, Võro sõda), from Proto-Uralic *śoďa (compare Erzya сюдома (śudoma, “to curse”), Eastern Mari шудалаш (šudalaš, “to curse”), Tundra Nenets сайнорць (saynorcʹ°, “to be at war”)).

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