persona

EtymologyEdit

From Latin persōna (“mask; character”), sometimes said to derive from personare (“to sound through”) or from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu).

NounEdit

persona (plural personas or personae or personæ)

1. A social role.
2. A character played by an actor.
3. (psychology) The mask or appearance one presents to the world.
4. (computing) A type of skin used in Mozilla software.

TranslationsEdit

See alsoEdit

• alter ego
• moniker

External linksEdit

• Persona on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Persona (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Persona (disambiguation)
• Alter ego on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Alter ego

AnagramsEdit

• pronase

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NounEdit

persona f (plural persones)

1. person

EtymologyEdit

From Latin persōna (“person”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /pəɾˈsonə/
• Rhymes: -onə

NounEdit

persona f (plural persones)

1. person

AdjectiveEdit

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

1. personal

AdjectiveEdit

persona

1. Essive singular form of perso.

EtymologyEdit

From Latin persona.

PronunciationEdit

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NounEdit

persona f (plural persone)

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

SynonymsEdit

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

Related termsEdit

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

AnagramsEdit

• sperano, sperona

NounEdit

persona f (plural persones)

1. person

Etymology 1Edit

Sometimes said to derive from personare (“to sound through”) or from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu). Compare Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prosōpon).

PronunciationEdit

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /perˈsoː.na/

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NounEdit

persōna f (genitive persōnae); first declension

1. mask
2. character
3. person, personality

InflectionEdit

First declension.

DescendantsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Inflection of the verb personō.

VerbEdit

personā

1. second-person singular active imperative form of personō

NounEdit

persona f (4th declension)

1. person

DeclensionEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin persona.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /peɾˈsona/

NounEdit

persona f (plural personas)

1. person