äiti

Etymology
From (compare Southern Ostrobothnian, ), borrowed from  (compare 🇨🇬). The front vowel in the word could perhaps be explained by influence from baby talk (which has also been suggested as an alternative etymology, compare and baby speak äittä-äittä-tättä). The original word for "mother", (< ), is now only used for animals in Finnish but is used for humans in dialects and in other Finnic languages. Cognate with 🇨🇬; 🇨🇬,,.

Noun

 * 1) mother woman in relation to her children
 * 2)  mother animal mother
 * 3) mother woman in high position
 * 4) mother respectful title for a nun, usually one who has served for a long time or is the leader of nuns' community
 * 5) mother origin
 * 6) mother mightiest of its kind
 * 1) mother origin
 * 2) mother mightiest of its kind
 * 1) mother mightiest of its kind

Declension
The following declension without gradation is not part of standard Finnish, and is considered. It can also be used to give the text a or  nuance. It is somewhat more common when referring to one's own mother.