persona

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 See also 1.4 External links 2 Italian 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Synonyms 2.1.2 Related terms 3 Latin 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Inflection 3.3 Verb 4 Spanish 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Pronunciation 4.3 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin persona (“‘mask; character’”), sometimes said to derive from personare (“‘to sound through’”) or from Etruscan ɸersu.

[edit] Noun

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persona (plural personae or personas)

1. A social rôle.
2. A character played by an actor.
3. (psychology) The mask or appearance one presents to the world.

[edit] See also

• alter ego

[edit] External links

• Wikipedia article on Persona
• Wikipedia article on Alter ego

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

persona f. (plural persone)

1. person, (plural) people, persons
2. someone, somebody, anybody
3. body, figure
4. (law) person, body
5. (psychology) persona

[edit] Synonyms

• (person (plural)): gente
• (someone): qualcuno, nessuno
• (body): corpo, personale, aspetto

[edit] Related terms

• di persona
• impersonare
• in persona
• in prima persona
• personaggio
• personale
• personalità
• personificare

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Etruscan phersu, from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prosopon).

[edit] Noun

persōna (genitive persōnae); f, first declension

1. mask
2. character
3. person, personality

[edit] Inflection

First declension (1).

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	persōna	persōnae
genitive	persōnae	persōnārum
dative	persōnae	persōnīs
accusative	persōnam	persōnās
ablative	persōnā	persōnīs
vocative	persōna	persōnae

[edit] Verb

personā

1. second-person singular active imperative form of personō

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From Latin persona

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /peɾˈsona/

[edit] Noun

persona f. (plural personas)

1. person