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See also: person and -person

English

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Person

  1. A surname.

Derived terms

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German persōn, persōne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛrˈzoːn/, [pɛɐ̯ˈzoːn], [pɛʁˈzoːn]
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  • Hyphenation: Per‧son

Noun

Person f (genitive Person, plural Personen, diminutive Persönchen n)

  1. person, individual
    Ein Tisch für zwei Personen, bitte!
    Table for two [persons], please!
    An der Schlägerei waren mehrere polizeibekannte Personen beteiligt.
    Several individuals known to police were involved in the brawl.
  2. (derogatory, dated) someone (often female) who is not proper company, mostly because they are of lower class or doubtful morals
    Diese Person kommt mir nicht mehr ins Haus!
    I don’t want this person in my house again!

Usage notes

  • The German word is used chiefly when the identity of the person is either unknown or irrelevant (as in “someone”, “anyone”). Otherwise Mensch is preferred in many contexts. For example, one would say Sie ist ein netter Mensch. (“She’s a nice person.”); Person would sound odd in this sentence.

Declension

Declension of Person [feminine]
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Pronunciation

Noun

Person f (plural Persone)

  1. person

Derived terms

  • persenlich

Further reading

  • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Person”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

Swedish

Etymology

Originally a patronymic form Per +‎ -son "son of Per". A rare spelling variant of Persson.

Proper noun

Person c (genitive Persons)

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Anagrams

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