mahti
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
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑhti/, [ˈmɑxt̪i]
- Rhymes: -ɑhti
- Syllabification(key): mah‧ti
Noun
mahti
- might, power
- (figuratively) powerhouse (source of power, energy or strength)
- teollisuusmahti ― industrial 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 | |
| instructive | — | mahdein | |
| abessive | mahditta | mahdeitta | |
| comitative | — | mahteineen | |
| Possessive forms of mahti (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | mahtini | mahtimme |
| 2nd person | mahtisi | mahtinne |
| 3rd person | mahtinsa | |
See also
Adjective
mahti (not comparable, only used attributively, indeclinable)
Usage notes
Only used attributively and effectively as a prefix.
Declension
Indeclinable.
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