Luotettavilta

Luotettavilta is a Finnish grammatical form, specifically the elative plural of the adjective luotettava, meaning reliable or trustworthy. It is used to indicate origin from reliable entities, such as sources or authorities. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case, and luotettavilta denotes a plural noun in the elative case. The form is typically used in expressions where the source of information or statements is emphasized, often preceding a noun in the elative or appearing together with it, for example luotettavilta lähteiltä or luotettavilta tahoilta.

Common contexts for luotettavilta include journalism, research reports, and official communications, where one wants to attribute information to credible origins. The phrase signals that the information comes from parties considered trustworthy rather than from informal or uncertain sources.

Examples of use include:

Tietoja on saatu luotettavilta lähteiltä.

Raportin väitteet perustuivat luotettavilta tahoilta peräisin oleviin tietoihin, jotka on tarkastettu viranomaisten toimesta.

Etymology and form:

Luotettavilta is formed from the stem luotettava with the elative plural suffix, illustrating Finnish adjective inflection. It functions to modify a corresponding noun in the elative case, typically referring to the source or origin of information.

See also:

Finnish grammar, elative case, adjectives, attribution of sources.