mahis

See also: mähis

Finnish

Etymology

mahdollisuus +‎ -is

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mahis (colloquial)

1. chance, possibility

Usage notes

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

Declension

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 third-person possessor singular plural nominative mahiksensa mahiksensa accusative nom. mahiksensa mahiksensa gen. mahiksensa genitive mahiksensa mahistensa mahiksiensa partitive mahistaan mahistansa mahiksiaan mahiksiansa inessive mahiksessaan mahiksessansa mahiksissaan mahiksissansa elative mahiksestaan mahiksestansa mahiksistaan mahiksistansa illative mahikseensa mahiksiinsa adessive mahiksellaan mahiksellansa mahiksillaan mahiksillansa ablative mahikseltaan mahikseltansa mahiksiltaan mahiksiltansa allative mahikselleen mahiksellensa mahiksilleen mahiksillensa essive mahiksenaan mahiksenansa mahiksinaan mahiksinansa translative mahiksekseen mahikseksensa mahiksikseen mahiksiksensa abessive mahiksettaan mahiksettansa mahiksittaan mahiksittansa instructive — — comitative — mahiksineen mahiksinensa

Further reading

• “mahis”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03