Arvioivilta

Arvioivilta is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb arvioida (to evaluate). In contemporary Finnish, arvioiva refers to someone who evaluates, and the word arvioivilta is used to indicate source or origin: it roughly translates to “from evaluators” or “as evaluated by those who assess.” The form is common in formal or written contexts where it is important to attribute information to the evaluative group rather than to the speaker.

Etymology and form

Arvioivilta combines the participial stem arvioiva (evaluative, evaluating) with a suffix that marks source or origin in the elative sense, indicating “from” or “as reported by.” This makes arvioivilta a way to specify authority or provenance for a statement, assessment, or data.

Usage

The expression is most often used to attribute statements, findings, or data to the evaluative group. It can appear in phrases such as arvioivilta saatujen tietojen mukaan (according to information obtained from evaluators) or arvioivilta tahoilta peräisin oleva palaute (feedback from evaluative bodies). In practice, arvioivilta functions similarly to other source-denoting constructions in Finnish, providing a formal, journalistic, or academic nuance by naming the origin of the assessment.

Related terms

Comparable phrases include arvioitsija (evaluator), arviointi (evaluation), and arviot (assessments). A more general attribution might use mukaan with arvioijat or arviot to specify the source more directly.

See also

Arviointi, arvioitsija, arviot, mukaan.