persoon

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch persoon, from Middle Dutch persone, ultimately from Latin persōna.

Pronunciation

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Noun

persoon (plural persone)

1. person

Derived terms

• persoonlik

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch persone, ultimately from Latin persōna. Doublet with persona.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pərˈsoːn/, /pɛrˈsoːn/

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• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): [pərˈsoʊ̯n], [pɛrˈsoʊ̯n]
• (Belgium) IPA^(key): [pərˈsoːn]

Noun

persoon m or f (plural personen, diminutive persoontje n)

1. person, individual

   Synonym: mens

2. (fiction) person, character, personality
3. (Christianity) person, hypostasis

Derived terms

• manspersoon
• personenauto
• persoonlijk
• persoonsnaam
• persoonsregister
• persoonsverwisseling
• rechtspersoon
• vertrouwenspersoon
• vrouwpersoon

 

Related terms

• personage

Descendants

• Afrikaans: persoon
• → Indonesian: person

Finnish

Adjective

persoon

1. illative singular of perso

Manx

Noun

persoon m (genitive singular ?, plural persoonyn)

1. person, individual, being

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
persoon	phersoon	bersoon
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.