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persona.

mask; character; personality;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[pɛrˈsoː.na]Classical-Latin[perˈsɔː.na]

  1. mask

    declension-1

  2. character, personage, role

    declension-1

  3. personality, character, individuality

    declension-1

  4. person

    declension-1

  5. person

    Late-Latin · Medieval-Latin · declension-1

  6. a lord

    Medieval-Latin · declension-1

  7. dignity

    Medieval-Latin · declension-1
Where this word comes from

Unknown; two etymologies have been suggested: * Derived from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu, “mask, masked actor”), possibly via a hypothetical *𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖𐌍𐌀 (*φersuna, “belonging or pertaining to a φersu”) which many etymologists further propose was derived from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “mask, character”). * From personāre (“to sound through”); this is the etymology often proposed by Roman writers, but it is unlikely, considering the discrepancy between the length of the /o/ in this verb and in persōna.

verb

  1. second-person singular active imperative of personō

    active · form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Inflection of the verb personō.

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