English

Proper noun

Ahti

1. 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

• Thai

Estonian

Proper noun

Ahti

1. A male given name.

Finnish

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly 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/
• Rhymes: -ɑhti
• Hyphenation: Ah‧ti

Proper noun

Ahti

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

   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

Related terms

• Ahto
• (surnames) Ahtiainen

Anagrams

• hait, tahi, thai

Finnish

Noun

ahti

1. (Christianity) An act in the passion play.

Declension

Compounds

• ahtisaarna