ahdas

ahdas

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ahtas, from Baltic.

Adjective

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.

Declension

Inflection of ahdas (Kotus type 41/vieras, t-d gradation)
nominative		ahdas	ahtaat
genitive		ahtaan	ahtaiden ahtaitten
partitive		ahdasta	ahtaita
illative		ahtaaseen	ahtaisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		ahdas	ahtaat
accusative	nom.	ahdas	ahtaat
	gen.	ahtaan
genitive		ahtaan	ahtaiden ahtaitten
partitive		ahdasta	ahtaita
inessive		ahtaassa	ahtaissa
elative		ahtaasta	ahtaista
illative		ahtaaseen	ahtaisiin ahtaihinrare
adessive		ahtaalla	ahtailla
ablative		ahtaalta	ahtailta
allative		ahtaalle	ahtaille
essive		ahtaana	ahtaina
translative		ahtaaksi	ahtaiksi
instructive		—	ahtain
abessive		ahtaatta	ahtaitta
comitative		—	ahtaineen

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

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

Compounds

• ahdashenkinen
• ahdaskatseinen
• ahdasmielinen
• ahdasnäköinen
• ahdasrajainen

Verb

ahdas

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