ahdas

From Proto-Finnic *ahtas, from Baltic.

ahdas (comparative ahtaampi, superlative ahtain)

1. tight, narrow (such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it; fitting too close to the body)

   Kulkutie oli niin ahdas, että pääsimme hädin tuskin läpi.

   The passageway was so tight we could barely get through.

   ahdas takki ― a tight coat

2. narrow (of little extent)
3. (figuratively) narrow, restrictive (of limited scope, bigoted)

   ahdas tulkinta ― a narrow interpretation

   ahdas näkökulma ― a narrow view

4. cramped (overcrowded or congested)
5. cramped (uncomfortably restricted in size)

   Viisihenkinen perhe eli yhdessä ahtaassa huoneessa.

   A family of five lived in one cramped room.

6. cramped (uncomfortably restricted financially)

   Olen ollut aika ahtaalla viime aikoina.

   I have been quite cramped lately.

• (fitting too close to the body): kireä, kapea, pieni

• verbs: ahdistaa, ahdistella, ahdistua, ahtaa
• adverbs: ahtaalla, ahtaalle, ahtaasti
• nouns: ahtaus

• ahdashenkinen
• ahdaskatseinen
• ahdasmielinen
• ahdasnäköinen
• ahdasrajainen

ahdas

1. Second-person singular imperative present form of ahtaa + the suffix -s.