Viitteinä

Viitteinä is the translative plural form of the Finnish noun viite, meaning “as references” or “as citations.” It is used in Finnish academic and analytical writing to indicate items that function as references, sources, or evidence within a discussion. The form is used when describing a set of sources that are being employed in the capacity of references.

Etymology and grammar: The base word viite means “reference” or “citation.” The suffix -nä marks the translative case in plural, yielding viitteinä = “as references.” It commonly appears in noun phrases such as viitteinä olevat lähteet or viitteinä käytetyt lähteet, where the phrase describes the role of the sources in the text.

Usage: Viitteinä is typical in scholarly works, theses, and critical essays. It can label a list, section, or sentence that describes how certain sources are used as references to support arguments or analyses. While it signals the function of the cited materials, it does not by itself constitute a bibliographic entry; the full references appear in a bibliography or footnotes.

See also:

- Lähteet

- Viite

- Viitteet

Notes: The expression is specialized and mostly encountered in formal Finnish writing. Its precise placement and form may vary with the sentence, but the core idea is to identify sources by their role as references in the argument.