Personal
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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin personale.
Pronunciation
Noun
Personal n (strong, genitive Personals, plural Personale)
- staff, personnel, employees
- Synonym: Belegschaft
- 2010, Der Spiegel, number 46/2010, page 96:
- Fachkräftemangel ist kein düsteres Zukunftsszenario mehr. Vor allem in Ostdeutschland ringen Firmen schon heute um Personal.
- A lack of skilled workers is no longer a dark future scenario. Primarily in eastern Germany, companies are struggling for employees already today.
- (informal) Short for Personalabteilung (“human resources”).
Usage notes
- The plural is attestable when referring to different companies: die Personale beider Firmen (“the staffs of both companies”). Even in this context, however, it is usually avoided; Belegschaften or simply Mitarbeiter will be used instead.
Declension
Declension of Personal
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Further reading
- “Personal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Personal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Personal” in Duden online
Personal on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Luxembourgish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Personal.
Pronunciation
Noun
Personal n (uncountable)