Ahti

Ahti

See also: ahti

English

Proper noun

Ahti

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

See also

• Finnish mythology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Egyptian mythology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Hati, Thai, Thai., thia-

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Estonian

Proper noun

Ahti

1. a male given name

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Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Samic *āččē (“father”), an epithet that occurs in many names of Sami deities.[1]

Proper noun

Ahti

1. (Finnic mythology) The god of depths, water, and fishing.

   Ahdin valtakunta = the depths of the water = Davy Jones's locker (nautical slang)

Declension

Inflection of Ahti (Kotus type 5*F/risti, t-d gradation)
nominative		Ahti	—
genitive		Ahdin	—
partitive		Ahtia	—
illative		Ahtiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Ahti	—
accusative	nom.	Ahti	—
	gen.	Ahdin
genitive		Ahdin	—
partitive		Ahtia	—
inessive		Ahdissa	—
elative		Ahdista	—
illative		Ahtiin	—
adessive		Ahdilla	—
ablative		Ahdilta	—
allative		Ahdille	—
essive		Ahtina	—
translative		Ahdiksi	—
instructive		—	—
abessive		Ahditta	—
comitative		—	—

Possessive forms of Ahti (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	Ahtini	Ahtimme
2nd person	Ahtisi	Ahtinne
3rd person	Ahtinsa

Related terms

• Ahto

Etymology 2

A confluence of multiple different etymologies. Partly from the mythological name (see etymology 1), partly from Proto-Norse [Term?] (“wealth, property”) (as the name of a mythical warrior) and partly from the Middle Low German given name Ahti, which in turn is ultimately from Ancient Greek αὐτόνομος (autónomos). The Russian name Автоном (Avtonom) (from the same Ancient Greek source) may be a fourth source (at least in eastern Finland).[1]

Proper noun

Ahti

1. 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*F/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

Possessive forms of Ahti (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	Ahtini	Ahtimme
2nd person	Ahtisi	Ahtinne
3rd person	Ahtinsa

Related terms

• Ahto
• (surnames) Ahtiainen

References

1. Heikkilä, Mikko. From Surging Waves to the Spirit of Waves – On the Germanic and Sami Origin of the Proper Names Ahti and Vellamo in Finnic Mythology. SKY Journal of Linguistics 26 (2013), 71–86

Anagrams

• -htia, hait, tahi, thai