väitetysti

Finnish

Etymology

Calque of English allegedly;[1] väitetty (“alleged”) +‎ -sti (“-ly”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋæi̯tetystiˣ/, [ˈʋæi̯t̪e̞ˌt̪ys̠ti(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -ysti
Syllabification^(key): väi‧te‧tys‧ti

Adverb

väitetysti

(anglicism) allegedly

Usage notes

While the usage of this adverb is acceptable, a structure using väittää (“to allege”) as a verb is generally preferred, unless doing so makes the sentence structure significantly more complicated.

Hän on väitetysti rikkonut lakia. → Hänen väitetään rikkoneen lakia.

He has allegedly broken the law. → He is alleged to have broken the law.

References

Heinonen, Tarja Riitta (2013 August 8) “Väitetysti”, in Sana sanasta – ajan sanojen taustaa‎ (in Finnish), The Institute for the Languages of Finland, retrieved 2021-08-20

Anagrams

viestittyä

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[1] Heinonen, Tarja Riitta (2013 August 8) “Väitetysti”, in Sana sanasta – ajan sanojen taustaa‎ (in Finnish), The Institute for the Languages of Finland, retrieved 2021-08-20