aukea

auk- +‎ -ea. The root is most likely from avata (< *aŋa-), but the origin of the -k- is obscure; it could be analogous.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯keɑ/, [ˈɑ̝u̯k̟e̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑukeɑ
• Syllabification^(key): au‧ke‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): au‧kea

aukea (comparative aukeampi, superlative aukein)

1. open (of land, clear of obstacles for vision, such as trees)

aukea

1. clearing (area of land devoid of obstacles to vision, such as trees)

• aukio
• aukko

• “aukea”, 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 1 July 2023

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯keɑˣ/, [ˈɑ̝u̯k̟e̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑukeɑ
• Syllabification^(key): au‧ke‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): au‧kea

aukea

1. inflection of aueta:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative