ahdas.
tight, narrow, cramped (such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it; uncomfortably restricted in size)
Meaning & usage
tight, narrow, cramped (such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it; uncomfortably restricted in size)
Kulkutie oli niin ahdas, että pääsimme hädin tuskin läpi.
Viisihenkinen perhe eli yhdessä ahtaassa huoneessa.
tight (fitting too close to the body)
ahdas takki
narrow (of little extent)
cramped (overcrowded or congested)
narrow, restrictive (of limited scope, bigoted)
ahdas tulkinta
ahdas näkökulma
cramped (uncomfortably restricted financially)
Olen ollut aika ahtaalla viime aikoina.
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *ahtas (compare Estonian ahas), borrowed from Proto-Baltic *anśtas (compare Lithuanian ankštas), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énǵʰus.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.