persōna
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.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /perˈsoː.na/, [pɛrˈs̠oːnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /perˈso.na/, [perˈsɔːnä]
Noun
persōna f (genitive persōnae); first declension
- mask
- character, personage, role
- personality, character, individuality
- (grammar) person
- (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) person [ quotations ▼]
- (Medieval Latin) a lord
- (Medieval Latin) dignity
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | persōna | persōnae |
| Genitive | persōnae | persōnārum |
| Dative | persōnae | persōnīs |
| Accusative | persōnam | persōnās |
| Ablative | persōnā | persōnīs |
| Vocative | persōna | persōnae |