Personal

See also: personal and personál

German

Etymology

From Medieval Latin personale.

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

Personal n (genitive Personals, no plural)

1. staff, personnel, employees
   • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 46/2010, page 96:

     Fachkräftemangel ist kein düsteres Zukunftsszenario mehr. Vor allem in Ostdeutschland ringen Firmen schon heute um Personal.

     A lack of skilled workers is no longer a dark future scenario. Primarily in eastern Germany, companies are struggling for employees already today.

Declension

Declension of Personal (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Personal
genitive	eines	des	Personals
dative	einem	dem	Personal
accusative	ein	das	Personal

Synonyms

• Belegschaft

Derived terms

• Personalabteilung
• Personaler
• Personalien

Further reading

• Personal in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Personal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pæʀzoˈnaːl/

Noun

Personal n (uncountable)

1. personnel, staff

   Dës Toilettë sinn nëmme fir d'Personal. ― These toilets are only for staff.