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Person

See also: person and -person

English

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Proper noun

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Person

  1. A surname.

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German persōn, persōne.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɛrˈzoːn/, [pɛɐ̯ˈzoːn], [pɛʁˈzoːn]
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  • Hyphenation: Per‧son

Noun

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Person f (genitive Person, plural Personen, diminutive Persönchen n)

  1. person, individual
    Ein Tisch für zwei Personen, bitte!
    Table for two, please!
    An der Schlägerei waren mehrere polizeibekannte Personen beteiligt.
    Several individuals known to police were involved in the brawl.
  2. (derogatory, dated) someone (often female) who is not proper company, mostly because they are of lower class or doubtful morals
    Diese Person kommt mir nicht mehr ins Haus!
    I don’t want this person in my house again!

Usage notes

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  • The German word is used chiefly when the identity of the person is either unknown or irrelevant (as in “someone”, “anyone”). Otherwise Mensch is preferred in many contexts. For example, one would say Sie ist ein netter Mensch. (“She’s a nice person.”) Person would sound odd in this sentence.

Declension

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Declension of Person [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Person die Personen
genitive einer der Person der Personen
dative einer der Person den Personen
accusative eine die Person die Personen

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Hunsrik

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Noun

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Person f (plural Persone)

  1. person

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Originally a patronymic form Per +‎ -son "son of Per". A rare spelling variant of Persson.

Proper noun

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Person c (genitive Persons)

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic

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