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/, [ˈmɑ̝xt̪i]
- Rhymes: -ɑhti
- Syllabification(key): mah‧ti
- Hyphenation(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
|
| abessive
|
mahditta
|
mahdeitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
mahdein
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| 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
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
mahtinsa
|
mahtinsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mahtinsa
|
mahtinsa
|
| gen.
|
mahtinsa
|
| genitive
|
mahtinsa
|
mahtiensa
|
| partitive
|
mahtiaan
mahtiansa
|
mahtejaan
mahtejansa
|
| inessive
|
mahdissaan
mahdissansa
|
mahdeissaan
mahdeissansa
|
| elative
|
mahdistaan
mahdistansa
|
mahdeistaan
mahdeistansa
|
| illative
|
mahtiinsa
|
mahteihinsa
|
| adessive
|
mahdillaan
mahdillansa
|
mahdeillaan
mahdeillansa
|
| ablative
|
mahdiltaan
mahdiltansa
|
mahdeiltaan
mahdeiltansa
|
| allative
|
mahdilleen
mahdillensa
|
mahdeilleen
mahdeillensa
|
| essive
|
mahtinaan
mahtinansa
|
mahteinaan
mahteinansa
|
| translative
|
mahdikseen
mahdiksensa
|
mahdeikseen
mahdeiksensa
|
| abessive
|
mahdittaan
mahdittansa
|
mahdeittaan
mahdeittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
mahteineen
mahteinensa
|
|
Derived terms
See also
Adjective
mahti (comparative mahdimpi, superlative mahdein) (colloquial)
- (chiefly attributive) awesome, great, super
- mahtibileet ― great 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
|
| 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
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
mahtinsa
|
mahtinsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mahtinsa
|
mahtinsa
|
| gen.
|
mahtinsa
|
| genitive
|
mahtinsa
|
mahtiensa
|
| partitive
|
mahtiaan
mahtiansa
|
mahtejaan
mahtejansa
|
| inessive
|
mahdissaan
mahdissansa
|
mahdeissaan
mahdeissansa
|
| elative
|
mahdistaan
mahdistansa
|
mahdeistaan
mahdeistansa
|
| illative
|
mahtiinsa
|
mahteihinsa
|
| adessive
|
mahdillaan
mahdillansa
|
mahdeillaan
mahdeillansa
|
| ablative
|
mahdiltaan
mahdiltansa
|
mahdeiltaan
mahdeiltansa
|
| allative
|
mahdilleen
mahdillensa
|
mahdeilleen
mahdeillensa
|
| essive
|
mahtinaan
mahtinansa
|
mahteinaan
mahteinansa
|
| translative
|
mahdikseen
mahdiksensa
|
mahdeikseen
mahdeiksensa
|
| abessive
|
mahdittaan
mahdittansa
|
mahdeittaan
mahdeittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
mahteineen
mahteinensa
|
|
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