unohtunut

Unohtunut is a Finnish adjective meaning "forgotten" or "overlooked." It is formed as the past participle of the intransitive verb unohtua (to be forgotten) and is used to describe something that has been forgotten or is no longer recalled. The corresponding participle of the transitive verb unohtaa (to forget) is unohtanut, which is used in different grammatical contexts.

As an attributive modifier, unohtunut agrees with the noun in number and case, for example: unohtunut muisto (a forgotten memory), unohtuneet avaimet (the forgotten keys). In predicative position it is used with a form of the verb olla: Muisto on unohtunut (The memory has been forgotten); Avainet ovat unohtuneet (The keys have been forgotten).

Unohtunut can also convey a sense of neglect or absence from memory in broader contexts, such as events, items, or traditions that no longer register in present consciousness or records: unohtunut tapahtuma (an event that has been forgotten/neglected), unohtuneet esineet (forgotten objects). The word often appears in everyday speech, literary prose, and archival discussions to denote something that has been displaced from memory or attention.

Etymologically, unohtunut is the result of combining the verb unohtua with the standard Finnish past participle suffix -nut, and it follows ordinary Finnish declension patterns for participial adjectives. It is distinct from unohtanut, the past participle of the transitive unohtaa, which is used for subjects that have forgotten something.