Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *mahtiz; compare Swedish makt, German Macht and English might.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: mah‧ti
- Rhymes: -ɑhti
- IPA: [ˈmɑhti]
Noun
mahti
- might, power
Declension
Declension of mahti (type risti)
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singular |
plural |
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| nominative |
mahti |
mahdit |
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| genitive |
mahdin |
mahtien |
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| partitive |
mahtia |
mahteja |
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| accusative |
mahti
mahdin |
mahdit |
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| inessive |
mahdissa |
mahdeissa |
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| elative |
mahdista |
mahdeista |
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| illative |
mahtiin |
mahteihin |
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| adessive |
mahdilla |
mahdeilla |
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| ablative |
mahdilta |
mahdeilta |
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| allative |
mahdille |
mahdeille |
|---|
| essive |
mahtina |
mahteina |
|---|
| translative |
mahdiksi |
mahdeiksi |
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| instructive |
– |
mahdein |
|---|
| abessive |
mahditta |
mahdeitta |
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| comitative |
– |
mahteineen |
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Related terms
Etymology 2
Shortened from mahtava (“awesome”)
Adjective
mahti (not comparable)
- (slang) awesome
Usage notes
As this is a slang term, normal rules do not necessarily apply. In this case, the word mahti used in the sense awesome is normally not inflected.
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