luotettomasta

Luotettomasta is a Finnish adjective form that functions as the elative singular of the word luotettava, meaning reliable or trustworthy. It is used to describe the source, information, or claim as originating from something dependable. In practice, luotettomasta modifies a noun in the elative case, such as luotettavasta lähteestä, meaning from a reliable source.

In Finnish grammar, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case. When the noun is in the elative case, the corresponding form of luotettava becomes luotettomasta. The plural elative form is luotettavista, for example luotettavista lähteistä meaning from reliable sources. The construction is common in academic, journalistic, and analytical writing where the credibility of information must be indicated.

Usage examples:

- Tutkimuksessa käytetyt tiedot ovat peräisin luotettavasta lähteestä.

- Artikkeli viittaa luotettavasta lähteestä saatuihin tietoihin.

Translation notes:

- luotettomasta translates roughly to “from a trustworthy” or “of a reliable” when used with a following noun in elative, yielding phrases such as “from a reliable source.”

- The form demonstrates how Finnish adjectives inflect to express grammatical relations rather than standing alone as a separate noun.