mahti
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *mahti, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz (whence also Old Swedish makt, Swedish makt). Probably also influenced by mahtaa. The adjective sense is probably by re-extraction from words like mahtimies, mahtitekijä and further influenced by mahtava.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mahti
- might, power
- (figuratively) powerhouse (source of power, energy or strength)
- teollisuusmahti ― industrial powerhouse
Declension[edit]
Inflection of mahti (Kotus type 5*F/risti, t-d gradation) | ||||
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nominative | mahti | mahdit | ||
genitive | mahdin | mahtien | ||
partitive | mahtia | mahteja | ||
illative | mahtiin | mahteihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | mahti | mahdit | ||
accusative | nom. | mahti | mahdit | |
gen. | mahdin | |||
genitive | mahdin | mahtien | ||
partitive | mahtia | mahteja | ||
inessive | mahdissa | mahdeissa | ||
elative | mahdista | mahdeista | ||
illative | mahtiin | mahteihin | ||
adessive | mahdilla | mahdeilla | ||
ablative | mahdilta | mahdeilta | ||
allative | mahdille | mahdeille | ||
essive | mahtina | mahteina | ||
translative | mahdiksi | mahdeiksi | ||
instructive | — | mahdein | ||
abessive | mahditta | mahdeitta | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Adjective[edit]
mahti (not comparable, only used attributively, indeclinable)
- (colloquial) awesome, great, super
- mahtibileet ― great party
Usage notes[edit]
Only used attributively and effectively as a prefix.
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- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Finnish 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑhti
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑhti/2 syllables
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- Finnish adjectives
- Finnish uncomparable adjectives
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