viitteellistä

Viitteellistä is a Finnish adjective form meaning “pertaining to references” and is most often used in scholarly, bibliographic, or information-management contexts. The base form is viitteellinen, and its form viitteellistä is the partitive case used when describing something that is characterized by references. Derived from viite (“reference, citation”), the suffix -ellinen marks a characteristic or relation.

In practice, viitteellistä is used to describe information, statements, or sources that include references to other works. Examples: “artikkeli sisältää viitteellistä tietoa” (the article contains information that is supported by citations), “viitteelliset lähteet” (sources with citations). The term emphasizes the presence or use of references rather than the content's substance itself.

The word is relatively specialized and more common in academic writing, research reports, bibliographies, or information-science contexts. In everyday Finnish, speakers might instead use phrases like “lähteisiin viittaava” or “lähteisiin perustuva” to convey a similar meaning.

Related terms include viite (“reference” or “citation”), lähdeviite (“source citation”), and viittaaminen (“referencing”). The concept may also connect with accuracy and traceability in research, since viitteellinen content enables readers to verify claims through cited sources.