aavikko

== Finnish == === Etymology === From aava (“open, wide”) +‎ -ikko. Coined by Finnish folklorist and linguist Daniel Europaeus in 1853. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑːʋikːo/, [ˈɑ̝ːʋikːo̞] Rhymes: -ɑːʋikːo Syllabification(key): aa‧vik‧ko Hyphenation(key): aa‧vik‧ko === Noun === aavikko desert (barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation) Synonyms: autiomaa, (obsolete) korpi ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “aavikko”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (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