Sveticism
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A Sveticism (English: /ˈsvɛtɪsɪzəm/) is a grammatical construction, loanword or calque originating from the Swedish language.
Sveticisms are particularly found in the Finnish language, because Finland's governing bureaucracy was mostly Swedish-speaking until the 20th century. The use of Swedish grammatical constructions in official speech is a particularly persistent habit. The Swedish kommer att future tense is an example, being translated to tulla + third infinitive in illative case,[1] e.g. talo tullaan rakentamaan < Swedish huset kommer att byggas "the house will be built". The language regulator[who?] recommends against such usage in official speech. Sveticisms are also common in Norwegian and Westrobothnian.[citation needed]
Sveticisms in English are loanwords, such as smörgåsbord, ombudsman, tungsten, orienteering, moped and running the gauntlet (reinterpretation of Swedish gatlopp).