rehelliseltä

Rehelliseltä is a Finnish word form that originates from the adjective rehellinen, meaning honest. It is not a standalone lemma in standard dictionaries but a specific inflected form used in certain grammatical contexts. In Finnish, adjectives inflect for case, number, and definiteness, and rehelliseltä represents the ablative singular form of rehellinen. This form is typically associated with expressions that indicate source, origin, or from whom something comes, and it can also appear in predicative constructions with verbs of perception in more formal or written Finnish. The ordinary, commonly used adverb meaning “honestly” is rehellisesti, while the adjective’s base form remains rehellinen.

Etymology and morphology: The base adjective rehellinen is formed from the root rehell-, with the typical -inen adjective suffix. The ablative singular ending -ltä yields rehelliseltä. Finnish adjectives in this pattern can show up in phrases that specify source or direction, for example in constructions such as from someone or something described as honest.

Usage notes: In everyday language, the adessive form rehellisellä is often preferred when describing manner or state in predicative clauses (for example, describing how something seems or feels). Rehelliseltä, by contrast, is most readily recognized as the ablative singular form and is more likely to appear in contexts indicating origin or source, or in more formal written Finnish. To express honesty as a manner, the standard adverb rehellisesti is used, while rehellinen remains the base adjective.

See also: rehellinen, rehellisesti, Finnish adjective inflection.