Ahti

See also: ahti

English

Proper noun

Ahti

  1. (Finnish mythology) The god of depths, water, and fishing in Finnish mythology.
  2. (Egyptian mythology) A goddess in Egyptian mythology.

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Estonian

Proper noun

Ahti

  1. A male given name.

Finnish

Etymology

Uncertain. Speculative sources are a medieval loan from various Middle Low German given names in western Finland, or from Russian Автоном (Avtonom) in eastern Finland.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑhti/, [ˈɑxt̪i]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhti
  • Hyphenation: Ah‧ti

Proper noun

Ahti

  1. (Finnish mythology) The god of depths, water, and fishing.
    Ahdin valtakunta = the depths of the water = Davy Jones's locker (nautical slang)
  2. A male given name.
    • 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 11:1-8:
      Aika on Ahtia sanoa, / Veitikkätä vieretellä. / Ahti poika Saarelainen, / Tuo on lieto Lemmin poika, / Kasvoi koissa korkeassa / Luona armahan emonsa / Laajimman lahen perällä, / Kaukoniemen kainalossa.
      It is time to talk of Ahti, / That amusing rascal lover. / Ahti lad, the Islander, / He the wayward son of Lempi / Grew up in a hig-born home / With his most devoted mother / At the head of a big wide bay, / In the shelter of Cape Far.

Declension

Inflection of Ahti (Kotus type 5/risti, t-d gradation)
nominative Ahti Ahdit
genitive Ahdin Ahtien
partitive Ahtia Ahteja
illative Ahtiin Ahteihin
singular plural
nominative Ahti Ahdit
accusative nom. Ahti Ahdit
gen. Ahdin
genitive Ahdin Ahtien
partitive Ahtia Ahteja
inessive Ahdissa Ahdeissa
elative Ahdista Ahdeista
illative Ahtiin Ahteihin
adessive Ahdilla Ahdeilla
ablative Ahdilta Ahdeilta
allative Ahdille Ahdeille
essive Ahtina Ahteina
translative Ahdiksi Ahdeiksi
instructive Ahdein
abessive Ahditta Ahdeitta
comitative Ahteineen
  • Ahto
  • (surnames) Ahtiainen

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