persona non grata

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English

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Etymology

From Latin persōna (person) + nōn (not) + grāta (from grātus (acceptable)).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pə(ɹ)ˈsəʊnə nɒn ˈɡɹɑːtə/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

persona non grata (plural personae non gratae or (proscribed) personas non grata)

  1. A person who is not welcome, especially a diplomat in a foreign country.

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Czech

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin persōna nōn grāta.

Pronunciation

Noun

persona non grata f (indeclinable)

  1. (diplomacy, literary) persona non grata

Further reading

  • persona non grata”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Latin

Etymology

By surface analysis, persōna (person) +‎ nōn (not) +‎ grāta (acceptable).

Pronunciation

Noun

persōna nōn grāta f (genitive persōnae nōn grātae); first declension

  1. (This entry is a descendant hub.) person not acceptable

Declension

First-declension noun with an indeclinable portion with a first-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative persōna nōn grāta persōnae nōn grātae
genitive persōnae nōn grātae persōnārum nōn grātārum
dative persōnae nōn grātae persōnīs nōn grātīs
accusative persōnam nōn grātam persōnās nōn grātās
ablative persōnā nōn grātā persōnīs nōn grātīs
vocative persōna nōn grāta persōnae nōn grātae

Descendants

Polish

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin persōna nōn grāta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛrˈsɔ.na ˈnɔn ˈɡra.ta/
  • Syllabification: per‧so‧na non gra‧ta

Noun

persona non grata f (indeclinable)

  1. (diplomacy, literary) persona non grata
    Synonym: intruz
    Antonym: persona grata

Further reading

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin persōna nōn grāta.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

persóna nón gráta f (plural personae non gratae or (proscribed) personas non gratas)

  1. persona non grata (a person who is not welcome)

Slovak

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin persōna nōn grāta.

Pronunciation

Noun

persóna nón gráta f (indeclinable)

  1. (diplomacy, literary) persona non grata

Further reading

  • persona non grata”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovene

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin persōna nōn grāta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛrsóːna nɔn ɡráːta/

Noun

persọ̑na non grȃta f

  1. (diplomacy, literary) persona non grata

Further reading

  • persona non grata”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025