jätti

Jätti is a Finnish noun meaning "giant" or "very large person or thing." It denotes someone or something of exceptional size and is used in literal descriptions as well as figuratively. The related forms include jättiläinen, used for a giant in myths or an exceptionally large being, and the adjectives jättimäinen ("gigantic") and jättikokoinen ("giant-sized"). The word is native to Finnish and widely used in everyday language, literature, and journalism.

In folklore and children's literature, jätti often appears as a colossal figure. The portrayal ranges from menacing to friendly, depending on the story's tone. Beyond myth, the term is used to convey awe at large-scale objects or phenomena, such as a building described as jättikoko or a place named to evoke grandeur.

In contemporary language, jätti also functions in compound forms to label size or influence. For example, jättiyritys is used to describe a "giant company," and the term appears in marketing and product names to signal strength or scale.

See also: jättiläinen, jättimäinen, jättikokoinen.