avovesi

== Finnish == === Etymology === avo- (“open-”) +‎ vesi (“water”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑʋoˌʋesi/, [ˈɑ̝ʋo̞ˌʋe̞s̠i] Rhymes: -esi Syllabification(key): a‧vo‧ve‧si Hyphenation(key): avo‧vesi === Noun === avovesi open water (water area free from ice) open water (water area free from vegetation) open water, open sea (expanse of water distant from shore and devoid of nearby islands or other obstructions) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (expanse of water): aava, avomeri, selkä, selkämeri, ulappa ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “avovesi”, 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