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sukupuoli.

sex, gender

9 characters4 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsukuˌpuo̯li/[ˈs̠ukuˌpuo̞̯li]
  1. sex, gender

    vastakkainen sukupuoli
    kauniimpi sukupuoli
Where this word comes from

Compound of suku (“family”) + puoli (“half, side”). First attested in Frans Ferdinand Ahlman: Ruotsalais-suomalainen sanakirja ("Swedish-Finnish Dictionary", 1865). Before that, the words puoli, rotu and suku, among others, were used to denote gender.

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