poissa

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Finnish

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Etymology

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The inessive singular of poikki-, through earlier and dialectal poijessa, poiessa (< *poige-ssa). See pois for details on development.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpoi̯sːɑ/, [ˈpo̞i̯s̠ːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -oisːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): pois‧sa

Adverb

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poissa (not comparable)

  1. (static) absent, gone, not there/here, away
    Hän on poissa.
    S/he is gone. (cf. pois)
  2. out of, away from [with elative]
    Poissa silmistä, poissa mielestä.
    Out of sight, out of mind.
  3. (euphemistic) dead
    Synonyms: see kuollut

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French

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Verb

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poissa

  1. third-person singular past historic of poisser