viitatussa

Viitatussa is a Finnish linguistic term used to describe a construction in scholarly Finnish that marks content as originating from a previously cited source. The form is commonly encountered in academic prose in the humanities and social sciences. It functions to direct the reader to the source of information without repeating full bibliographic details in every clause.

Etymology and form: The word combines viitattu (past passive participle of viitata, “to refer or cite”) with the inessive suffix -ssa, yielding viitatussa meaning “in the cited” or “in the referenced.” The construction typically precedes a verb phrase or clause that describes the content of the cited source, for example viitatussa tutkimuksessa or viitatussa artikkelissa.

Usage: Viitatussa is used to localize claims to a specific source portion and to emphasize that the information stems from a particular cited work. It usually appears together with standard in-text citations and bibliographic entries. It can help readers distinguish between what the source asserts and the author’s own interpretation, though it does not replace formal citations.

Examples: Viitatussa tutkimuksessa osoitettiin, että kaupungin kasvu on hidastunut. (In the cited study, it was shown that city growth has slowed.) Viitatussa artikkelissa esitetään teoria X, jonka mukaan... (In the cited article, theory X is presented, according to which...) English translations are provided to illustrate usage while preserving the Finnish sense of source localization.

Notes: The construction is stylistic and should be used where the source of information is clearly identified and where localizing content to that source adds clarity to the argument. Related terms include viittaus (citation) and viitata (to cite).