puuton

== Finnish == === Etymology === puu (“tree”) +‎ -ton (“-less”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpuːton/, [ˈpuːt̪o̞n] Rhymes: -uːton Syllabification(key): puu‧ton Hyphenation(key): puu‧ton === Adjective === puuton (comparative puuttomampi, superlative puuttomin) treeless, bare (free of trees) puuton kukkula ― a bare hill deforested, unforested (not covered with forest), not forested ==== Usage notes ==== Note that in Finnish puu means two things: wood and tree. puuton refers normally to a lack of trees. Lack of wood is expressed by other kinds of negation structures. ==== Declension ==== === See also === puuvapaa === Further reading === “puuton”, 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 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === puunto