todisteellista

Todisteellista is a Finnish grammatical form used to describe something that is supported by evidence. It is not a separate concept by itself, but the partitive inflection of the adjective todisteellinen, meaning “evidential” or “evidence-based.” In practice, todisteellista appears in phrases where the noun is in the partitive case, for example todisteellista näyttöä (evidential evidence) or todisteellista väitettä (an evidential claim).

Etymology and grammar

The word is formed from the noun todiste (evidence) with the derivational suffix -ellinen, which yields the adjective todisteellinen. Its partitive singular form todisteellista is used when the noun it modifies is in the partitive, a common construction in Finnish grammar. The related adverb is todisteellisesti, and related nouns include todisteellisuus (the evidential quality) and todisteelliset (evidential ones).

Usage

Todisteellista is frequently found in academic writing, journalism, and policy analysis to indicate that a claim, argument, or source rests on evidence. It signals that there is empirical or documentary support, without asserting that the support is conclusive. The term helps distinguish between statements that are merely speculative and those that have some evidentiary basis.

Related terms

Related concepts include todiste (evidence), todistusaineisto (evidence material), todistettavasti (demonstrably), and todisteellisuus (evidential nature). While similar to empirical, todisteellinen emphasizes the evidential basis rather than the methodological approach alone.

Examples

"Tutkimus tarjoaa todisteellista näyttöä väitteelle." "Keskustelun todisteellisuus perustuu useisiin lähteisiin."