persoona

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin persōna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpersoːnɑ/, [ˈpe̞rs̠o̞ːnɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ersoːnɑ
• Syllabification^(key): per‧soo‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): per‧soo‧na

Noun

persoona

1. (grammar) person, grammatical person (linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom he is speaking)
2. personality
3. (rare) person (human being; individual)

Declension

Inflection of persoona (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		persoona	persoonat
genitive		persoonan	persoonien
partitive		persoonaa	persoonia
illative		persoonaan	persooniin
		singular	plural
nominative		persoona	persoonat
accusative	nom.	persoona	persoonat
	gen.	persoonan
genitive		persoonan	persoonien persoonain rare
partitive		persoonaa	persoonia
inessive		persoonassa	persoonissa
elative		persoonasta	persoonista
illative		persoonaan	persooniin
adessive		persoonalla	persoonilla
ablative		persoonalta	persoonilta
allative		persoonalle	persoonille
essive		persoonana	persoonina
translative		persoonaksi	persooniksi
abessive		persoonatta	persoonitta
instructive		—	persoonin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of persoona (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative persoonani persoonani accusative nom. persoonani persoonani gen. persoonani genitive persoonani persoonieni persoonaini rare partitive persoonaani persooniani inessive persoonassani persoonissani elative persoonastani persoonistani illative persoonaani persooniini adessive persoonallani persoonillani ablative persoonaltani persooniltani allative persoonalleni persoonilleni essive persoonanani persooninani translative persoonakseni persoonikseni abessive persoonattani persoonittani instructive — — comitative — persoonineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative persoonasi persoonasi accusative nom. persoonasi persoonasi gen. persoonasi genitive persoonasi persooniesi persoonaisi rare partitive persoonaasi persooniasi inessive persoonassasi persoonissasi elative persoonastasi persoonistasi illative persoonaasi persooniisi adessive persoonallasi persoonillasi ablative persoonaltasi persooniltasi allative persoonallesi persoonillesi essive persoonanasi persooninasi translative persoonaksesi persooniksesi abessive persoonattasi persoonittasi instructive — — comitative — persooninesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative persoonamme persoonamme accusative nom. persoonamme persoonamme gen. persoonamme genitive persoonamme persooniemme persoonaimme rare partitive persoonaamme persooniamme inessive persoonassamme persoonissamme elative persoonastamme persoonistamme illative persoonaamme persooniimme adessive persoonallamme persoonillamme ablative persoonaltamme persooniltamme allative persoonallemme persoonillemme essive persoonanamme persooninamme translative persoonaksemme persooniksemme abessive persoonattamme persoonittamme instructive — — comitative — persooninemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative persoonanne persoonanne accusative nom. persoonanne persoonanne gen. persoonanne genitive persoonanne persoonienne persoonainne rare partitive persoonaanne persoonianne inessive persoonassanne persoonissanne elative persoonastanne persoonistanne illative persoonaanne persooniinne adessive persoonallanne persoonillanne ablative persoonaltanne persooniltanne allative persoonallenne persoonillenne essive persoonananne persooninanne translative persoonaksenne persooniksenne abessive persoonattanne persoonittanne instructive — — comitative — persooninenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative persoonansa persoonansa accusative nom. persoonansa persoonansa gen. persoonansa genitive persoonansa persooniensa persoonainsa rare partitive persoonaansa persooniaan persooniansa inessive persoonassaan persoonassansa persoonissaan persoonissansa elative persoonastaan persoonastansa persoonistaan persoonistansa illative persoonaansa persooniinsa adessive persoonallaan persoonallansa persoonillaan persoonillansa ablative persoonaltaan persoonaltansa persooniltaan persooniltansa allative persoonalleen persoonallensa persoonilleen persoonillensa essive persoonanaan persoonanansa persooninaan persooninansa translative persoonakseen persoonaksensa persoonikseen persooniksensa abessive persoonattaan persoonattansa persoonittaan persoonittansa instructive — — comitative — persoonineen persooninensa

Synonyms

• (grammatical person): kieliopillinen persoona
• (personality): persoonallisuus
• (human being): henkilö

Derived terms

• persoonallinen
• persoonaton
• persoonittain
• persoonuus

compounds

• kulttuuripersoona
• mediapersoona
• monipersoonainen
• nollapersoona
• persoonaliite
• persoonamuoto
• persoonapronomini
• persoonapääte
• persoonaunioni
• sivupersoona
• yksipersoonainen

Further reading

• “persoona”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023