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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch persoon, from Middle Dutch persone, ultimately from Latin persōna.
Pronunciation
Noun
persoon (plural persone)
- person
Derived terms
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch persone, ultimately from Latin persōna. Doublet with persona.
Pronunciation
Noun
persoon m or f (plural personen, diminutive persoontje n)
- person, individual
- Synonym: mens
- (fiction) person, character, personality
- (Christianity) person, hypostasis
Derived terms
Descendants
Finnish
Adjective
persoon
- illative singular of perso
Manx
Noun
persoon m (genitive singular ?, plural persoonyn)
- person, individual, being
Mutation