poissaoleva

• poissa oleva (only for "absent")

poissa (“away”) +‎ oleva (“being”) < olla (“to be”) poissa (“away”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoi̯sːɑˌoleʋɑ/,
• Rhymes: -oleʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pois‧sa‧o‧le‧va

poissaoleva (comparative poissaolevampi, superlative poissaolevin)

1. absent
2. absent-minded

   Synonym: hajamielinen

3. (law, in essive case) in absentia (while not present; while absent)

   Vastaaja tuomittiin poissaolevana, kun hän oli paennut oikeudenkäynnin aikana.

   The defendant was convicted in absentia after having fled during the trial.

• poissaolevasti

poissaoleva

1. absentee, no-show (one who is not present)

• poissaolo

• “poissaoleva”, 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 2023-07-03