persoon

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch persoon, from Middle Dutch persone, ultimately from Latin persōna.

Pronunciation

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Noun

persoon (plural persone)

  1. 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)

  1. person, individual
    Synonym: mens
  2. (fiction) person, character, personality
  3. (Christianity) person, hypostasis

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: persoon
  • Indonesian: person

Finnish

Adjective

persoon

  1. illative singular of perso

Manx

Noun

persoon m (genitive singular ?, plural persoonyn)

  1. person, individual, being

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
persoon phersoon bersoon
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.