nafti

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish knapp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑfti/, [ˈnɑ̝ft̪i]
• Rhymes: -ɑfti
• Syllabification^(key): naf‧ti

Adjective

nafti (comparative naftimpi, superlative naftein) (colloquial)

1. Slightly too small, very close to be too small; very close to be sufficient etc.

Declension

Inflection of nafti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		nafti	naftit
genitive		naftin	naftien
partitive		naftia	nafteja
illative		naftiin	nafteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nafti	naftit
accusative	nom.	nafti	naftit
	gen.	naftin
genitive		naftin	naftien
partitive		naftia	nafteja
inessive		naftissa	nafteissa
elative		naftista	nafteista
illative		naftiin	nafteihin
adessive		naftilla	nafteilla
ablative		naftilta	nafteilta
allative		naftille	nafteille
essive		naftina	nafteina
translative		naftiksi	nafteiksi
abessive		naftitta	nafteitta
instructive		—	naftein
comitative		—	nafteine

Possessive forms of nafti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative naftini naftini accusative nom. naftini naftini gen. naftini genitive naftini naftieni partitive naftiani naftejani inessive naftissani nafteissani elative naftistani nafteistani illative naftiini nafteihini adessive naftillani nafteillani ablative naftiltani nafteiltani allative naftilleni nafteilleni essive naftinani nafteinani translative naftikseni nafteikseni abessive naftittani nafteittani instructive — — comitative — nafteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative naftisi naftisi accusative nom. naftisi naftisi gen. naftisi genitive naftisi naftiesi partitive naftiasi naftejasi inessive naftissasi nafteissasi elative naftistasi nafteistasi illative naftiisi nafteihisi adessive naftillasi nafteillasi ablative naftiltasi nafteiltasi allative naftillesi nafteillesi essive naftinasi nafteinasi translative naftiksesi nafteiksesi abessive naftittasi nafteittasi instructive — — comitative — nafteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative naftimme naftimme accusative nom. naftimme naftimme gen. naftimme genitive naftimme naftiemme partitive naftiamme naftejamme inessive naftissamme nafteissamme elative naftistamme nafteistamme illative naftiimme nafteihimme adessive naftillamme nafteillamme ablative naftiltamme nafteiltamme allative naftillemme nafteillemme essive naftinamme nafteinamme translative naftiksemme nafteiksemme abessive naftittamme nafteittamme instructive — — comitative — nafteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative naftinne naftinne accusative nom. naftinne naftinne gen. naftinne genitive naftinne naftienne partitive naftianne naftejanne inessive naftissanne nafteissanne elative naftistanne nafteistanne illative naftiinne nafteihinne adessive naftillanne nafteillanne ablative naftiltanne nafteiltanne allative naftillenne nafteillenne essive naftinanne nafteinanne translative naftiksenne nafteiksenne abessive naftittanne nafteittanne instructive — — comitative — nafteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative naftinsa naftinsa accusative nom. naftinsa naftinsa gen. naftinsa genitive naftinsa naftiensa partitive naftiaan naftiansa naftejaan naftejansa inessive naftissaan naftissansa nafteissaan nafteissansa elative naftistaan naftistansa nafteistaan nafteistansa illative naftiinsa nafteihinsa adessive naftillaan naftillansa nafteillaan nafteillansa ablative naftiltaan naftiltansa nafteiltaan nafteiltansa allative naftilleen naftillensa nafteilleen nafteillensa essive naftinaan naftinansa nafteinaan nafteinansa translative naftikseen naftiksensa nafteikseen nafteiksensa abessive naftittaan naftittansa nafteittaan nafteittansa instructive — — comitative — nafteineen nafteinensa

Derived terms

• naftisti

Further reading

• “nafti”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• fanit