# Ahti
## English
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Proper noun

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

#### See also

* Finnish mythology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Egyptian mythology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Hati, Thai, Thai., thia-

## Estonian
### Proper noun

Ahti
* a male given name

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑhti/, [ˈɑ̝xt̪i]
* Rhymes: -ɑhti
* Hyphenation: Ah‧ti

### Etymology 1

Probably ahtaa +‎ -i. The consonantism implies a relatively recent derivation, but based on the dialectal meaning "to hang up to dry". The god of water and fishing would have thus originally been a god that helps keep fish nets dry and thus by extension bring a good catch. Alternatively possibly borrowed from Proto-Samic *āččē (“father”), an epithet that occurs in many names of Sami deities.

#### Proper noun

Ahti
* (Finnic mythology) The god of depths, water, and fishing.
    Ahdin valtakunta ― the depths of the water, Davy Jones's locker [nautical slang]

##### Declension

Possessive forms of Ahti (Kotus type 5*F/risti, t-d gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ahtini
accusative
nom.
Ahtini
gen.
Ahtini
genitive
Ahtini
partitive
Ahtiani
inessive
Ahdissani
elative
Ahdistani
illative
Ahtiini
adessive
Ahdillani
ablative
Ahdiltani
allative
Ahdilleni
essive
Ahtinani
translative
Ahdikseni
abessive
Ahdittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ahtisi
accusative
nom.
Ahtisi
gen.
Ahtisi
genitive
Ahtisi
partitive
Ahtiasi
inessive
Ahdissasi
elative
Ahdistasi
illative
Ahtiisi
adessive
Ahdillasi
ablative
Ahdiltasi
allative
Ahdillesi
essive
Ahtinasi
translative
Ahdiksesi
abessive
Ahdittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ahtimme
accusative
nom.
Ahtimme
gen.
Ahtimme
genitive
Ahtimme
partitive
Ahtiamme
inessive
Ahdissamme
elative
Ahdistamme
illative
Ahtiimme
adessive
Ahdillamme
ablative
Ahdiltamme
allative
Ahdillemme
essive
Ahtinamme
translative
Ahdiksemme
abessive
Ahdittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ahtinne
accusative
nom.
Ahtinne
gen.
Ahtinne
genitive
Ahtinne
partitive
Ahtianne
inessive
Ahdissanne
elative
Ahdistanne
illative
Ahtiinne
adessive
Ahdillanne
ablative
Ahdiltanne
allative
Ahdillenne
essive
Ahtinanne
translative
Ahdiksenne
abessive
Ahdittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ahtinsa
accusative
nom.
Ahtinsa
gen.
Ahtinsa
genitive
Ahtinsa
partitive
Ahtiaan Ahtiansa
inessive
Ahdissaan Ahdissansa
elative
Ahdistaan Ahdistansa
illative
Ahtiinsa
adessive
Ahdillaan Ahdillansa
ablative
Ahdiltaan Ahdiltansa
allative
Ahdilleen Ahdillensa
essive
Ahtinaan Ahtinansa
translative
Ahdikseen Ahdiksensa
abessive
Ahdittaan Ahdittansa
instructive
comitative

##### Derived terms

* Ahto
* ahdinparta

##### Related terms

* Ahto

##### Further reading

* “Ahti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

A confluence of multiple different etymologies. Partly from the mythological name (see Ahti, 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).

#### Proper noun

Ahti
* 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.
* a Finnish surname

##### Declension

Possessive forms of Ahti (Kotus type 5*F/risti, t-d gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ahtini
Ahtini
accusative
nom.
Ahtini
Ahtini
gen.
Ahtini
genitive
Ahtini
Ahtieni
partitive
Ahtiani
Ahtejani
inessive
Ahdissani
Ahdeissani
elative
Ahdistani
Ahdeistani
illative
Ahtiini
Ahteihini
adessive
Ahdillani
Ahdeillani
ablative
Ahdiltani
Ahdeiltani
allative
Ahdilleni
Ahdeilleni
essive
Ahtinani
Ahteinani
translative
Ahdikseni
Ahdeikseni
abessive
Ahdittani
Ahdeittani
instructive
comitative
—Ahteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ahtisi
Ahtisi
accusative
nom.
Ahtisi
Ahtisi
gen.
Ahtisi
genitive
Ahtisi
Ahtiesi
partitive
Ahtiasi
Ahtejasi
inessive
Ahdissasi
Ahdeissasi
elative
Ahdistasi
Ahdeistasi
illative
Ahtiisi
Ahteihisi
adessive
Ahdillasi
Ahdeillasi
ablative
Ahdiltasi
Ahdeiltasi
allative
Ahdillesi
Ahdeillesi
essive
Ahtinasi
Ahteinasi
translative
Ahdiksesi
Ahdeiksesi
abessive
Ahdittasi
Ahdeittasi
instructive
comitative
—Ahteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ahtimme
Ahtimme
accusative
nom.
Ahtimme
Ahtimme
gen.
Ahtimme
genitive
Ahtimme
Ahtiemme
partitive
Ahtiamme
Ahtejamme
inessive
Ahdissamme
Ahdeissamme
elative
Ahdistamme
Ahdeistamme
illative
Ahtiimme
Ahteihimme
adessive
Ahdillamme
Ahdeillamme
ablative
Ahdiltamme
Ahdeiltamme
allative
Ahdillemme
Ahdeillemme
essive
Ahtinamme
Ahteinamme
translative
Ahdiksemme
Ahdeiksemme
abessive
Ahdittamme
Ahdeittamme
instructive
comitative
—Ahteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ahtinne
Ahtinne
accusative
nom.
Ahtinne
Ahtinne
gen.
Ahtinne
genitive
Ahtinne
Ahtienne
partitive
Ahtianne
Ahtejanne
inessive
Ahdissanne
Ahdeissanne
elative
Ahdistanne
Ahdeistanne
illative
Ahtiinne
Ahteihinne
adessive
Ahdillanne
Ahdeillanne
ablative
Ahdiltanne
Ahdeiltanne
allative
Ahdillenne
Ahdeillenne
essive
Ahtinanne
Ahteinanne
translative
Ahdiksenne
Ahdeiksenne
abessive
Ahdittanne
Ahdeittanne
instructive
comitative
—Ahteinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ahtinsa
Ahtinsa
accusative
nom.
Ahtinsa
Ahtinsa
gen.
Ahtinsa
genitive
Ahtinsa
Ahtiensa
partitive
Ahtiaan Ahtiansa
Ahtejaan Ahtejansa
inessive
Ahdissaan Ahdissansa
Ahdeissaan Ahdeissansa
elative
Ahdistaan Ahdistansa
Ahdeistaan Ahdeistansa
illative
Ahtiinsa
Ahteihinsa
adessive
Ahdillaan Ahdillansa
Ahdeillaan Ahdeillansa
ablative
Ahdiltaan Ahdiltansa
Ahdeiltaan Ahdeiltansa
allative
Ahdilleen Ahdillensa
Ahdeilleen Ahdeillensa
essive
Ahtinaan Ahtinansa
Ahteinaan Ahteinansa
translative
Ahdikseen Ahdiksensa
Ahdeikseen Ahdeiksensa
abessive
Ahdittaan Ahdittansa
Ahdeittaan Ahdeittansa
instructive
comitative
—Ahteineen Ahteinensa :

##### Derived terms

* Ahtiainen
* Ahtila
* Ahtinen
* Ahto
* Ahtisaari

##### Related terms

* Ahto
* (surnames) Ahtiainen

##### Statistics

* Ahti is the 177th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,503 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,836 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
* Ahti is the 1847th (tied with 4 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 460 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### References

* ↑ Janne Saarikivi (2022) “Huomioita Agricolan psalttarin esipuheen jumalista ja muusta itämerensuomalaisesta mytologisesta sanastosta”, in Jeremy Bradley, editor, Tonavan Laakso: Eine Festschrift für Johanna Laakso (Central European Uralic Studies), volume 2, Praesens Verlag, →ISBN, pages 382–401
* 1 2 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