puuton

puu (“tree”) +‎ -ton (“-less”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuːton/, [ˈpuːt̪o̞n]
• Rhymes: -uːton
• Syllabification^(key): puu‧ton

puuton (comparative puuttomampi, superlative puuttomin)

1. treeless
2. deforested

   Puuton alue laajenee Sahelissa vuosittain useita kilometrejä kohti etelää.

   In Sahel the deforested area expands every year by several kilometers towards the south.

3. unforested (not covered with forest), not forested
4. bare (free of trees)

   puuton kukkula = a bare hill

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.

• puuvapaa

• puunto