Poistetun

Poistetun is the genitive singular form of the Finnish adjective poistettu, meaning "removed" or "deleted." It is typically used in noun phrases to indicate possession or relation to something that has been removed. In Finnish, adjectives decline to match the case and number of the noun they modify, so poistetun modifies a singular noun in the genitive case.

In practical use, poistetun occurs most often in phrases describing items that have been removed or erased. Examples include poistetun tiedoston metatiedot (the metadata of the deleted file) and poistetun artikkelin lähteet (the sources of the removed article). The form is not usually used as a standalone noun; rather, it appears as part of a construct that conveys which item has been removed.

Semantic nuance is largely context-dependent. Poistetun emphasizes the state of being removed, rather than the act of removal itself, and it commonly appears in technical, archival, or editorial language. It shares its root with poistettu and poisto, which denote the past participle meaning removed and the act of removal, respectively.

Poistetun is therefore a grammatical tool in Finnish for signaling belonging or relation to something that has been deleted, rather than a separate, widely recognized concept or entity.

See also:

- poistettu

- poisto

- poistaminen