viite

viitata (“to point to, refer to”) +‎ -e. Coined by Finnish translator Karl Dahlberg in 1863. Compare Estonian viide.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋiːteˣ/,
• Rhymes: -iːte
• Hyphenation^(key): vii‧te

viite

1. reference (academic writing: short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text; the work itself)

   Synonym: viittaus

2. clue, hint (information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion)

   Synonyms: vihje, vinkki

   Kiven rakenne voi antaa viitteitä syntytavastaan ja -paikastaan.

   The texture of a rock can provide clues as to how and where it was formed.

3. (programming) reference (object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere)

• viittaus

• “viite”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04