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mahis

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Finnish

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Etymology

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mahdollisuus +‎ -is

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑhis/, [ˈmɑ̝ɦis̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhis
  • Hyphenation(key): ma‧his

Noun

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mahis (colloquial)

  1. chance, possibility

Usage notes

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  • Most often used in the plural, as in hyvät mahikset (good chances) and huonot mahikset (a bad chance).

Declension

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Inflection of mahis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative mahis mahikset
genitive mahiksen mahisten
mahiksien
partitive mahista mahiksia
illative mahikseen mahiksiin
singular plural
nominative mahis mahikset
accusative nom. mahis mahikset
gen. mahiksen
genitive mahiksen mahisten
mahiksien
partitive mahista mahiksia
inessive mahiksessa mahiksissa
elative mahiksesta mahiksista
illative mahikseen mahiksiin
adessive mahiksella mahiksilla
ablative mahikselta mahiksilta
allative mahikselle mahiksille
essive mahiksena mahiksina
translative mahikseksi mahiksiksi
abessive mahiksetta mahiksitta
instructive mahiksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of mahis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mahikseni mahikseni
accusative nom. mahikseni mahikseni
gen. mahikseni
genitive mahikseni mahisteni
mahiksieni
partitive mahistani mahiksiani
inessive mahiksessani mahiksissani
elative mahiksestani mahiksistani
illative mahikseeni mahiksiini
adessive mahiksellani mahiksillani
ablative mahikseltani mahiksiltani
allative mahikselleni mahiksilleni
essive mahiksenani mahiksinani
translative mahiksekseni mahiksikseni
abessive mahiksettani mahiksittani
instructive
comitative mahiksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mahiksesi mahiksesi
accusative nom. mahiksesi mahiksesi
gen. mahiksesi
genitive mahiksesi mahistesi
mahiksiesi
partitive mahistasi mahiksiasi
inessive mahiksessasi mahiksissasi
elative mahiksestasi mahiksistasi
illative mahikseesi mahiksiisi
adessive mahiksellasi mahiksillasi
ablative mahikseltasi mahiksiltasi
allative mahiksellesi mahiksillesi
essive mahiksenasi mahiksinasi
translative mahikseksesi mahiksiksesi
abessive mahiksettasi mahiksittasi
instructive
comitative mahiksinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mahiksemme mahiksemme
accusative nom. mahiksemme mahiksemme
gen. mahiksemme
genitive mahiksemme mahistemme
mahiksiemme
partitive mahistamme mahiksiamme
inessive mahiksessamme mahiksissamme
elative mahiksestamme mahiksistamme
illative mahikseemme mahiksiimme
adessive mahiksellamme mahiksillamme
ablative mahikseltamme mahiksiltamme
allative mahiksellemme mahiksillemme
essive mahiksenamme mahiksinamme
translative mahikseksemme mahiksiksemme
abessive mahiksettamme mahiksittamme
instructive
comitative mahiksinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mahiksenne mahiksenne
accusative nom. mahiksenne mahiksenne
gen. mahiksenne
genitive mahiksenne mahistenne
mahiksienne
partitive mahistanne mahiksianne
inessive mahiksessanne mahiksissanne
elative mahiksestanne mahiksistanne
illative mahikseenne mahiksiinne
adessive mahiksellanne mahiksillanne
ablative mahikseltanne mahiksiltanne
allative mahiksellenne mahiksillenne
essive mahiksenanne mahiksinanne
translative mahikseksenne mahiksiksenne
abessive mahiksettanne mahiksittanne
instructive
comitative mahiksinenne

Further reading

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