ahdas

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑhdɑs/, [ˈɑ̝xdɑ̝s̠]

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• Rhymes: -ɑhdɑs
• Hyphenation^(key): ah‧das

From Proto-Finnic *ahtas, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *anśtas,^[1] from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énǵʰus.

ahdas (comparative ahtaampi, superlative ahtain)

1. tight, narrow (such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it; fitting too close to the body)

   Kulkutie oli niin ahdas, että pääsimme hädin tuskin läpi.

   The passageway was so tight we could barely get through.

   ahdas takki ― a tight coat

2. narrow (of little extent)
3. (figuratively) narrow, restrictive (of limited scope, bigoted)

   ahdas tulkinta ― a narrow interpretation

   ahdas näkökulma ― a narrow view

4. cramped (overcrowded or congested)
5. cramped (uncomfortably restricted in size)

   Viisihenkinen perhe eli yhdessä ahtaassa huoneessa.

   A family of five lived in one cramped room.

6. cramped (uncomfortably restricted financially)

   Olen ollut aika ahtaalla viime aikoina.

   I have been quite cramped lately.

• (fitting too close to the body): kireä, kapea, pieni

• “ahdas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (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

ahdas

1. second-person singular present imperative of ahtaa (with enclitic -s)