vainio

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *vainijo, borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*hwainiō), from Proto-Germanic *hwainō (compare English whin, Old Norse hvein and Swedish ven). Cognate with Estonian vain. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑi̯nio/, [ˈʋɑ̝i̯nio̞] Rhymes: -ɑinio Syllabification(key): vai‧ni‧o Hyphenation(key): vai‧nio === Noun === vainio large cultivated field (historical) the main field in a village, etc. divided between the villagers, e.g. into strips in an open-field system Synonym: kylänvainio ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “vainio”, 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 4 July 2023