täydeellinen

Täydeellinen is a Finnish adjective that appears in some historical or dialectal texts as a variant of täydellinen, which means complete or perfect. In modern standard Finnish, the form täydeellinen is uncommon and generally regarded as nonstandard. The widely used form is täydellinen, found in expressions such as täydellinen ratkaisu or täydellinen suoritus.

Etymology and relation to other forms: täydeellinen would be built from the stem täysi, meaning full, with the common derivational suffix -ellinen that yields adjectives describing a quality. However, the standard and etymologically established form is täydellinen, and the phonological and orthographic developments in contemporary Finnish favor that variant. Consequently, täydeellinen is not considered a separate semantic category in modern usage.

Usage notes: Because Finnish orthography and usage have standardized on täydellinen, täydeellinen should be avoided in contemporary writing. If encountered, it is typically limited to older texts, dialectal poetry, or as a misspelling. Writers aiming for clarity and correctness should prefer täydellinen whenever intending to express “complete” or “perfect.”

See also: täydellinen; Finnish adjectives with the suffix -ellinen; Finnish orthography and standard word formation.