persona

See also: personá, persóna, and personā

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin persōna (“mask; character”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from personō (“to sound through”); or from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face; appearance; mask used in ancient theatre to denote a character or, more generally, a social role”); or from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu). Doublet of person and parson.

Pronunciation[edit]

(General American) IPA^(key): /pɝˈsoʊnə/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɜː(ɹ)ˈsəʊnə/, /pə(ɹ)ˈsəʊnə/

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Hyphenation: per‧so‧na

Noun[edit]

persona (plural personas or personae or personæ)

A social role.
A character played by an actor.
(psychology) The mask or appearance one presents to the world.
(marketing, user experience) An imaginary person representing a particular type of client or customer, considered when designing products and services that will appeal to them.

Descendants[edit]

→ Japanese: ペルソナ (perusona)

Translations[edit]

social role

Chinese:
Mandarin: 人物 (zh) (rénwù)
French: rôle social m casquette (fr) f (informal)

Japanese: ^{(please verify)} ペルソナ (perusona)
Swedish: persona (sv) c
Ukrainian: суспі́льна роль (suspílʹna rolʹ)

character played by an actor

French: personnage (fr) m
Japanese: ^{(please verify)} ペルソナ (perusona)
Portuguese: personagem (pt) m or f

Russian: персона́ж (ru) m (personáž)
Spanish: personaje (es) m
Ukrainian: персона́ж (uk) (personáž)

the appearance one presents to the world

French: persona (fr) f
German: Persona f
Japanese: ^{(please verify)} ペルソナ (perusona)

Russian: персо́на (ru) f (persóna)
Spanish: personaje (es) m
Swedish: persona (sv) c
Ukrainian: персо́на (persóna)

Anagrams[edit]

Pearson, S'porean, pronase

Asturian[edit]

Asturian Wikipedia has an article on:

persona

Wikipedia ^ast

Etymology[edit]

From Latin persōna (“person”).

Noun[edit]

persona f (plural persones)

person

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Occitan persona, from Latin persōna (“person”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /pəɾˈso.nə/
(Central) IPA^(key): /pərˈso.nə/
(Valencian) IPA^(key): /peɾˈso.na/
Rhymes: -ona

Noun[edit]

persona f (plural persones)

person

Derived terms[edit]

personificar

Related terms[edit]

Esperanto[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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IPA^(key): /perˈsona/
Hyphenation: per‧so‧na
Rhymes: -ona

Adjective[edit]

persona (accusative singular personan, plural personaj, accusative plural personajn)

personal

Finnish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

persona

Essive singular form of perso.

Indonesian[edit]

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

persona

Wikipedia ^id

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin persona.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [pərˈsona]
Hyphenation: pêr‧so‧na

Noun[edit]

persona or pêrsona

person,
1. an individual; usually a human being.
2. (grammar) a linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom he is speaking.
persona,
1. a social role.
2. the mask or appearance one presents to the world.

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin persōna (“person”), of Etruscan origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /perˈso.na/
Hyphenation: per‧so‧na
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Noun[edit]

persona f (plural persone)

person, pl people, persons
someone, somebody, anybody
Synonyms: qualcuno, nessuno
body, figure
(law) person, body
Synonyms: corpo, personale, aspetto
(psychology) persona

Synonyms[edit]

(person (plural)): gente

Related terms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

sperano, sperona

Ladin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

porsona (Badia)

Etymology[edit]

From Latin persōna (“person”).

Noun[edit]

persona f (plural persones)

person

Latgalian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Latin persona. Cognates include Latvian persona.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /pʲærˈsɔna/

Noun[edit]

persona f

person

Declension[edit]

Declension of persona (class IV noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	persona	personys
genitive	personys	personu
dative	personai	personom
accusative	personu	personys
locative	personā	personuos

References[edit]

Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 27

Latin[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Unknown. Links have been suggested

to Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu) (human figure appearing with a mask), which some have referred to Perseus, some to Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “mask, character”);
to personō (“to sound through”), often by Roman writers, but notice short and long o.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Classical) IPA^(key): /perˈsoː.na/, [pɛrˈs̠oːnä]
(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /perˈso.na/, [pɛrˈsɔːnɑ]
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Noun[edit]

persōna f (genitive persōnae); first declension

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	persōna	persōnae
Genitive	persōnae	persōnārum
Dative	persōnae	persōnīs
Accusative	persōnam	persōnās
Ablative	persōnā	persōnīs
Vocative	persōna	persōnae

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Asturian: persona
Italian: persona
Ladin: persona
Ligurian: persónn-a
Old French: persone, parsone, persoun, persoune
- Middle French: personne
  - French: personne
    - Louisiana Creole French: personne
  - Norman: pèrsonne
- → Middle English: persoun, personne
  - English: parson, person
Old Occitan: persona
- Catalan: persona
- Occitan: persona
Old Portuguese: pessõa, persõa
- Galician: persoa
- Portuguese: pessoa
Piedmontese: përson-a
Sicilian: pirsuna
→ English: persona
- → Japanese: ペルソナ (perusona)
→ Esperanto: persono
→ Hunsrik: Person
→ Icelandic: persóna
→ Ido: persono
→ Indonesian: persona
→ Interlingua: persona
→ Latgalian: persona
→ Latvian: persona
→ Luxembourgish: Persoun
→ Manx: persoon
→ Middle Dutch: persone
- Dutch: persoon
  - Afrikaans: persoon
  - → Indonesian: person
→ Middle High German: persōn, persōne
- German: Person
→ Novial: persone
→ Old Irish: persan
- Middle Irish: persa
  - Irish: pearsa
  - Scottish Gaelic: pearsa
→ Polish: persona
→ Romanian: persoană
→ Russian: персо́на (persóna)
→ Spanish: persona
→ Swedish: person
→ Welsh: person

References[edit]

persona in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
persona in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
persona in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
persona in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
persona in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
persona in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Palmer, L.R. (1906) The Latin Language, London, Faber and Faber

Etymology 2[edit]

Inflection of the verb personō.

Verb[edit]

personā

second-person singular active imperative of personō

Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin persōna (“person”).

Noun[edit]

persona f (4th declension)

Declension[edit]

Declension of persona (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	persona	personas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	personu	personas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	personas	personu
dative (datīvs)	personai	personām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	personu	personām
locative (lokatīvs)	personā	personās
vocative (vokatīvs)	persona	personas

Occitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Occitan persona, from Latin persona.

Noun[edit]

persona f (plural personas)

person

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

persona

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology[edit]

From Latin persōna.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /pɛrˈsɔ.na/
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Noun[edit]

persona f

(obsolete) person
(ironically) personage (famous or important person)

Declension[edit]

declension of persona

	singular	plural
nominative	persona	persony
genitive	persony	person
dative	personie	personom
accusative	personę	persony
instrumental	personą	personami
locative	personie	personach
vocative	persono	persony

Related terms[edit]

(adjective) personalny
(adverb) personalnie

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin persōna (“person”)^[1].

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /peɾˈsona/, [peɾˈso.na]
Rhymes: -ona
Hyphenation: per‧so‧na

Noun[edit]

persona f (plural personas)

person (an individual; usually a human being)
Synonym: individuo

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

personal

References[edit]

^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN

[1] Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN

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