Määritelly

Määritelly is not a standard Finnish word. It is commonly encountered as a misspelling of the correct past participle määritelty, or as an experimental or nonstandard variation found in informal or creative texts. The root verb is määritellä, meaning to define or to set forth, and the usual past passive participle is määritelty, meaning defined.

In formal Finnish, määritelty is used to indicate that a term, condition, or statement has been defined. It is frequently found in legal, technical, and academic language. For example, a defined term in a contract would be referred to as määritelty termi. Because määritelly is not recognized as a standard form, it is typically viewed as a spelling error in edited prose.

Etymology and morphology: määritelty comes from the verb määritellä and the noun-forming pattern that yields the past passive participle. The form yhteydessä -tyl- is not a recognized derivational path for the standard Finnish participle. Consequently, määritelly does not have an established etymology in standard Finnish dictionaries.

Usage notes: If you encounter määritelly, consider correcting it to määritelty in formal writing. In dialectal or experimental contexts, writers may purposefully alter endings for stylistic reasons, but such usage is not accepted in standard Finnish orthography.

See also: määritelmä, määritellä, määritelty, Kielitoimiston sanakirja.