mahti
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editmahti
- might, power
- (figuratively) powerhouse (source of power, energy or strength)
- teollisuusmahti ― industrial powerhouse
Declension
editInflection 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 | |
abessive | mahditta | mahdeitta | |
instructive | — | mahdein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editcompounds
See also
editAdjective
editmahti (comparative mahdimpi, superlative mahdein) (colloquial)
- (chiefly attributive) awesome, great, super
- mahtibileet ― great party
Usage notes
editOriginally only used attributively and effectively as a prefix, but more recently use as an adjective with a full paradigm has been gaining popularity. Usage as a predicative adjective remains rare, however.
Declension
editInflection 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 | |
abessive | mahditta | mahdeitta | |
instructive | — | mahdein | |
comitative | — | mahteine |
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Further reading
edit- “mahti”, 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
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