aava

== Finnish == === Etymology === Unknown. Possibly a variant of aapa (with leveling of the weak grade aava-, influenced perhaps by avata), or a separate Sami borrowing (from Proto-Samic *āvõs). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑːʋɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ːʋɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑːʋɑ Syllabification(key): aa‧va Hyphenation(key): aa‧va === Adjective === aava (comparative aavempi, superlative aavin) open, wide (featuring a very large open area, especially sea) aava meri ― wide sea, open sea ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== avoin avonainen aukea ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === aava open sea ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== merenselkä ulappa ==== See also ==== aapa apaja === References === Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004), Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN === Further reading === “aava”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === avaa