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personal

See also: Personal and personál

EnglishEdit

 
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for personal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle English personal, personele, from Anglo-Norman personel, personal, personell, Old French personal, personel, from Late Latin persōnālis (“of a person, personly”), equivalent to person +‎ -al.

PronunciationEdit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɜː.sə.nəl/, /ˈpɜːs.nəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɝ.sə.nəl/, /ˈpɜɹs.nəl/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Hyphenation: per‧son‧al,
perso‧nal

AdjectiveEdit

personal (comparative more personal, superlative most personal)

  1. Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things.
  2. Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals; peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or general
    • 2014 March 3, Zoe Alderton, “‘Snapewives’ and ‘Snapeism’: A Fiction-Based Religion within the Harry Potter Fandom”, in Religions‎[1], volume 5, number 1, MDPI, →DOI, pages 219-257:
      Despite personal schisms and differences in spiritual experience, there is a very coherent theology of Snape shared between the wives. To examine this manifestation of religious fandom, I will first discuss the canon scepticism and anti-Rowling sentiment that helps to contextualise the wider belief in Snape as a character who extends beyond book and film.
    • 2015 October 27, Matt Preston, The Simple Secrets to Cooking Everything Better‎[2], Plum, →ISBN, page 192:
      You could just use ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is an intensely personal thing, so try this version now and next time cook the sauce down with crushed, split lemongrass and a shredded lime leaf.
    personal values personal desire personal reasons
    Her song was her personal look at the values of friendship.
  3. Dealing with subjects about which one wishes (or people usually wish) to maintain privacy or discretion; not for public view; sensitive, intimate.
    You can't read my diary—it is personal.
    That's a very personal question.
    I can't believe you went through my drawers and looked at all my personal things!
  4. (euphemistic) Intended for sexual use.
    personal lubricant; personal massager
  5. Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal.
    personal charms
    • 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:
      The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite. […] Can those harmless but refined fellow-diners be the selfish cads whose gluttony and personal appearance so raised your contemptuous wrath on your arrival?
  6. Done in person; without the intervention of another.
    a personal interview
    personal settings
    • 2011, Bob Nelson, Peter Economy, Consulting For Dummies
      Although you miss the nonverbal cues that you pick up in a personal meeting, you can call far more clients in a day than you can meet with in person.
  7. Relating to an individual, their character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner
    personal reflections or remarks
  8. (grammar) Denoting a person.
    a personal pronoun
  9. Denoting ownership.
    one's personal vehicle, as opposed to a company vehicle

Usage notesEdit

Not to be confused with personnel (“employees, staff”).

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NounEdit

personal (plural personals)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) An advertisement by which an individual attempts to meet others with similar interests.
  2. A movable; a chattel.

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CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Late Latin persōnālis.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

personal (masculine and feminine plural personals)

  1. personal
    Antonym: impersonal

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CebuanoEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English personal, from Middle English personal, personele, from Anglo-Norman personel, personal, personell, Old French personal, personel, from Late Latin persōnālis (“of a person, personly”).

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: per‧so‧nal
  • IPA(key): /peɾˈsonal/, [pɪɾ̪ˈs̪u.n̪ʌl̪]

AdjectiveEdit

personal

  1. of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals; peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or general

QuotationsEdit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:personal.

GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Late Latin persōnālis.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /pɛʁzoˈnaːl/
  • Hyphenation: per‧so‧nal
  • Audio(file)

AdjectiveEdit

personal (strong nominative masculine singular personaler, not comparable)

  1. personal

DeclensionEdit

Positive forms of personal (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist personal sie ist personal es ist personal sie sind personal
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative personaler personale personales personale
genitive personalen personaler personalen personaler
dative personalem personaler personalem personalen
accusative personalen personale personales personale
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der personale die personale das personale die personalen
genitive des personalen der personalen des personalen der personalen
dative dem personalen der personalen dem personalen den personalen
accusative den personalen die personale das personale die personalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein personaler eine personale ein personales (keine) personalen
genitive eines personalen einer personalen eines personalen (keiner) personalen
dative einem personalen einer personalen einem personalen (keinen) personalen
accusative einen personalen eine personale ein personales (keine) personalen

Further readingEdit

  • “personal” in Duden online
  • “personal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

IndonesianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English personal, from Middle English personal, personele, from Anglo-Norman personel, personal, personell, Old French personal, personel, from Late Latin persōnālis (“of a person, personly”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [pərˈsonal]
  • Hyphenation: pêr‧so‧nal

AdjectiveEdit

personal

  1. personal.
    Synonym: syahsiah

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InterlinguaEdit

AdjectiveEdit

personal (comparative plus personal, superlative le plus personal)

  1. personal

NounEdit

personal (uncountable)

  1. staff, personnel

LadinEdit

AdjectiveEdit

personal m (feminine singular personala, masculine plural personai, feminine plural personales)

  1. personal

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin personalis or German personell or Italian personale or French personnel.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

personal m or n (feminine singular personală, masculine plural personali, feminine and neuter plural personale)

  1. personal

DeclensionEdit

Declension of personal
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite personal personală personali personale
definite personalul personala personalii personalele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite personal personale personali personale
definite personalului personalei personalilor personalelor

NounEdit

personal n (plural personale)

  1. staff, members of staff, personnel

DeclensionEdit

Declension of personal
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) personal personalul (niște) personale personalele
genitive/dative (unui) personal personalului (unor) personale personalelor
vocative personalule personalelor

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Late Latin persōnālis.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /peɾsoˈnal/ [peɾ.soˈnal]
  • Audio (Mexico)(file)
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: per‧so‧nal

AdjectiveEdit

personal (plural personales)

  1. personal
    Antonym: impersonal

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NounEdit

personal m (plural personales)

  1. personnel, staff
    profesores y personal ― faculty and staff
    personal militar ― military personnel
    personal de seguridad ― security personnel
    personal sanitario ― health workers, healthcare workers, medical personnel
    personal médico ― medical staff, medical personnel; medical practitioners

NounEdit

personal m (uncountable)

  1. (informal) folks, people, mob, crowd; the masses
    • 1993, Francisco Umbral, Queremos saber, Antena 3, 23 April:
      Yo he venido aquí a hablar de mi libro; y no a hablar de lo que opine el personal, que me da lo mismo, porque para eso tengo mi columna y mi opinión diaria.

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SwedishEdit

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NounEdit

personal c

  1. staff (employees of a business)
    Synonym: arbetskraft

DeclensionEdit

Declension of personal 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative personal personalen personaler personalerna
Genitive personals personalens personalers personalernas

AnagramsEdit

TagalogEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Spanish personal.

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: per‧so‧nal
  • IPA(key): /peɾsoˈnal/, [peɾ.soˈnal]
  • IPA(key): /ˌpeɾsoˈnal/, [ˌpeɾ.soˈnal]

AdjectiveEdit

personal

  1. personal

Derived termsEdit

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