Viitteeseen

Viitteeseen is the illative singular form of the Finnish noun viite, meaning a reference or citation. In Finnish, the illative case expresses direction toward a destination, so viitteeseen is used when the writer points to a specific source within a text, such as a reference in the bibliography or footnotes. In practice, it is common to see phrases like Katso viitteeseen 12, meaning “see reference 12.” The plural illative is viitteisiin, used for multiple references.

Etymology and form: Viite stems from the root viite and the illative suffix -eseen, a regular pattern for nouns ending in -e. The form viitteeseen indicates movement toward or toward the reference as a destination in the document.

Usage and style: Viitteeseen appears primarily in written, formal Finnish, especially in academic or technical writing. In many styles, writers prefer simply viite or lähde and refer to the complete citation in the bibliography. Viitteeseen emphasizes the reader’s navigational goal to the specified source rather than describing the act of citing itself. It can occur in sentences directing the reader to a particular source, for example in footnotes or parenthetical citations.

Related terms: viite (reference, citation), lähde (source), viittaus (citation within text), viiteluettelo or lähdeluettelo (references, bibliography).