mahti

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Finnish

Etymology

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

Noun

mahti

  1. might, power
  2. (figuratively) powerhouse (source of power, energy or strength)
    teollisuusmahtiindustrial powerhouse

Declension

Inflection of mahti (Kotus type 5*F/risti, t-d gradation)
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.
Possessive forms of mahti (Kotus type 5*F/risti, t-d gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mahtini mahtini
accusative nom. mahtini mahtini
gen. mahtini
genitive mahtini mahtieni
partitive mahtiani mahtejani
inessive mahdissani mahdeissani
elative mahdistani mahdeistani
illative mahtiini mahteihini
adessive mahdillani mahdeillani
ablative mahdiltani mahdeiltani
allative mahdilleni mahdeilleni
essive mahtinani mahteinani
translative mahdikseni mahdeikseni
abessive mahdittani mahdeittani
instructive
comitative mahteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mahtisi mahtisi
accusative nom. mahtisi mahtisi
gen. mahtisi
genitive mahtisi mahtiesi
partitive mahtiasi mahtejasi
inessive mahdissasi mahdeissasi
elative mahdistasi mahdeistasi
illative mahtiisi mahteihisi
adessive mahdillasi mahdeillasi
ablative mahdiltasi mahdeiltasi
allative mahdillesi mahdeillesi
essive mahtinasi mahteinasi
translative mahdiksesi mahdeiksesi
abessive mahdittasi mahdeittasi
instructive
comitative mahteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mahtimme mahtimme
accusative nom. mahtimme mahtimme
gen. mahtimme
genitive mahtimme mahtiemme
partitive mahtiamme mahtejamme
inessive mahdissamme mahdeissamme
elative mahdistamme mahdeistamme
illative mahtiimme mahteihimme
adessive mahdillamme mahdeillamme
ablative mahdiltamme mahdeiltamme
allative mahdillemme mahdeillemme
essive mahtinamme mahteinamme
translative mahdiksemme mahdeiksemme
abessive mahdittamme mahdeittamme
instructive
comitative mahteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mahtinne mahtinne
accusative nom. mahtinne mahtinne
gen. mahtinne
genitive mahtinne mahtienne
partitive mahtianne mahtejanne
inessive mahdissanne mahdeissanne
elative mahdistanne mahdeistanne
illative mahtiinne mahteihinne
adessive mahdillanne mahdeillanne
ablative mahdiltanne mahdeiltanne
allative mahdillenne mahdeillenne
essive mahtinanne mahteinanne
translative mahdiksenne mahdeiksenne
abessive mahdittanne mahdeittanne
instructive
comitative mahteinenne

Derived terms

compounds

See also

Adjective

mahti (comparative mahdimpi, superlative mahdein) (colloquial)

  1. (chiefly attributive) awesome, great, super
    mahtibileetgreat party

Usage notes

Originally 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

Inflection of mahti (Kotus type 5*F/risti, t-d gradation)
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
Possessive forms of mahti (Kotus type 5*F/risti, t-d gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mahtini mahtini
accusative nom. mahtini mahtini
gen. mahtini
genitive mahtini mahtieni
partitive mahtiani mahtejani
inessive mahdissani mahdeissani
elative mahdistani mahdeistani
illative mahtiini mahteihini
adessive mahdillani mahdeillani
ablative mahdiltani mahdeiltani
allative mahdilleni mahdeilleni
essive mahtinani mahteinani
translative mahdikseni mahdeikseni
abessive mahdittani mahdeittani
instructive
comitative mahteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mahtisi mahtisi
accusative nom. mahtisi mahtisi
gen. mahtisi
genitive mahtisi mahtiesi
partitive mahtiasi mahtejasi
inessive mahdissasi mahdeissasi
elative mahdistasi mahdeistasi
illative mahtiisi mahteihisi
adessive mahdillasi mahdeillasi
ablative mahdiltasi mahdeiltasi
allative mahdillesi mahdeillesi
essive mahtinasi mahteinasi
translative mahdiksesi mahdeiksesi
abessive mahdittasi mahdeittasi
instructive
comitative mahteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mahtimme mahtimme
accusative nom. mahtimme mahtimme
gen. mahtimme
genitive mahtimme mahtiemme
partitive mahtiamme mahtejamme
inessive mahdissamme mahdeissamme
elative mahdistamme mahdeistamme
illative mahtiimme mahteihimme
adessive mahdillamme mahdeillamme
ablative mahdiltamme mahdeiltamme
allative mahdillemme mahdeillemme
essive mahtinamme mahteinamme
translative mahdiksemme mahdeiksemme
abessive mahdittamme mahdeittamme
instructive
comitative mahteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mahtinne mahtinne
accusative nom. mahtinne mahtinne
gen. mahtinne
genitive mahtinne mahtienne
partitive mahtianne mahtejanne
inessive mahdissanne mahdeissanne
elative mahdistanne mahdeistanne
illative mahtiinne mahteihinne
adessive mahdillanne mahdeillanne
ablative mahdiltanne mahdeiltanne
allative mahdillenne mahdeillenne
essive mahtinanne mahteinanne
translative mahdiksenne mahdeiksenne
abessive mahdittanne mahdeittanne
instructive
comitative mahteinenne

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