Etymology
Borrowed from Latin persōna (“mask; character”), of uncertain origin. Suggested to be from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu, “mask; masked individual; actor”), which could be a loan from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face; appearance; mask used in ancient theatre to denote a character or, more generally, a social role”). Doublet of person and parson.
Noun
persona (plural personas or personae or personæ)
- A social role.
- A character played by an actor.
- (psychology) The mask or appearance one presents to the world.
He keeps his online persona completely separate from his real-world one.
- (marketing, user experience) An imaginary person representing a particular type of client or customer, considered when designing products and services that will appeal to them.
2014, Ira Kaufman, Chris Horton, Digital Marketing, page 128:To do so, your organization should create nuanced buyer personas for all relevant market segments or buyer groups that demonstrate affinity to your brand. These buyer personas should include standard demographic information […]
Descendants
- → Japanese: ペルソナ (perusona)
Translations
character played by an actor
the appearance one presents to the world
imaginary person representing a particular type of client or customer
Noun
persona f (plural persona's)
- (marketing, user experience) an imaginary person representing a particular type of client or customer, considered when designing products and services that will appeal to them; a persona
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [perˈsona]
- Rhymes: -ona
- Hyphenation: per‧so‧na
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pərˈsona]
- Rhymes: -na, -a
- Hyphenation: pêr‧so‧na
Noun
pêrsona
- person,
- an individual; usually a human being.
- (grammar) a linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom he is speaking.
- persona,
- a social role.
- the mask or appearance one presents to the world.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /perˈso.na/
- Rhymes: -ona
- Hyphenation: per‧só‧na
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpʲɛ̀rsɔna]
- Hyphenation: per‧so‧na
Noun
persona f
- person
Declension
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Declension of persona (type 4 noun)
References
- Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 27
Etymology 1
Unknown.
Links have been suggested
- to Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu) (human figure appearing with a mask), which some have referred to Perseus, some to Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “mask, character”);
- to personō (“to sound through”), often by Roman writers, but notice short and long o.
Noun
persōna f (genitive persōnae); first declension
- mask
- character, personage, role
- personality, character, individuality
- (grammar) person
- (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) person
6th c. CE, Boethius,
Contra Eutychen et Nestorium 4:
- Sed esse Chrīstum manifestē ac vērāciter confitēmur; ūnum igitur esse dīcimus Chrīstum. Quod sī ita est, ūnam quoque Chrīstī sine dubitātiōne persōnam esse necesse est. Nam sī duae persōnae essent, ūnus esse nōn posset; duōs vērō esse dīcere Chrīstōs nihil est aliud nisi praecipitātae mentis īnsānia.
- But we clearly and truly confess profess that Christ exists, and so we say He is one. This being the case, it must follow without doubt that the person of Christ is also one. If there were two persons, then there could not be one, so to say that there are two Christs is nothing but the insanity of distraught mind.
- (Medieval Latin) a lord
- (Medieval Latin) dignity
References
- “persona”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “persona”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- persona in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- persona in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “persona”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “persona”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
- Palmer, L.R. (1906) The Latin Language, London, Faber and Faber
Etymology 2
Inflection of the verb personō.
Noun
persona f (4th declension)
- person
- individual
- character
Declension
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Declension of persona (4th declension)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛrˈsɔ.na/
- Rhymes: -ɔna
- Syllabification: per‧so‧na
Noun
persona f
- (literary) person (individual substance of a rational nature; usually a human being)
- Synonym: osoba
- (ironic) personage (famous or important person)
Declension
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singular |
plural |
nominative |
persona |
persony |
genitive |
persony |
person |
dative |
personie |
personom |
accusative |
personę |
persony |
instrumental |
personą |
personami |
locative |
personie |
personach |
vocative |
persono |
persony |
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Further reading
- persona in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- persona in Polish dictionaries at PWN