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English
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Alternative forms
[edit]- personall (obsolete)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle English personal, personele, from Anglo-Norman personel, personal, personell, Old French personal, personel, from Late Latin persōnālis (“of a person, personly”), equivalent to person + -al. Doublet of personnel.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɜː.sə.nəl/, /ˈpɜːs.nəl/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɜɹ.sə.nəl/, /ˈpɜɹs.nəl/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: per‧son‧al‧,‧perso‧nal, perso‧nal
Adjective
[edit]personal (comparative more personal, superlative most personal)
- Pertaining to persons (human beings as opposed to things or animals).
- Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals personal values; personal desire Her song was her personal look at the values of friendship.
- 2014 March 3, Zoe Alderton, “‘Snapewives’ and ‘Snapeism’: A Fiction-Based Religion within the Harry Potter Fandom”, in Religions[1], volume 5, number 1, MDPI, →DOI, pages 219–257:Despite personal schisms and differences in spiritual experience, there is a very coherent theology of Snape shared between the wives. To examine this manifestation of religious fandom, I will first discuss the canon scepticism and anti-Rowling sentiment that helps to contextualise the wider belief in Snape as a character who extends beyond book and film.
- 2015 October 27, Matt Preston, The Simple Secrets to Cooking Everything Better[2], Plum, →ISBN, page 192:You could just use ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is an intensely personal thing, so try this version now and next time cook the sauce down with crushed, split lemongrass and a shredded lime leaf.
- Dealing with subjects about which one wishes (or people usually wish) to maintain privacy or discretion; not for public view; sensitive, intimate. personal reasons You can't read my diary—it is personal. That's a very personal question. I can't believe you went through my drawers and looked at all my personal things!
- (euphemistic) Intended for sexual use. personal lubricant; personal massager
- Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal; bodily. personal charms
- 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.[…]Can those harmless but refined fellow-diners be the selfish cads whose gluttony and personal appearance so raised your contemptuous wrath on your arrival?
- Done in person; without an intermediary. a personal interview a personal meeting personal settings
- 2011, Bob Nelson, Peter Economy, Consulting For Dummies:Although you miss the nonverbal cues that you pick up in a personal meeting, you can call far more clients in a day than you can meet with in person.
- Relating to an individual, their character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner personal reflections or remarks Only factual argumentation, no need to get personal.
- (grammar) Of a noun or pronoun, having reference particular to humans and other entities having personality such as a named animal, a deity, a personification, etc.
- (grammar) Related to grammatical first, second, etc. persons. a personal pronoun
- Denoting ownership. one's personal vehicle, as opposed to a company vehicle
Usage notes
[edit]- Not to be confused with personnel (“employees, staff”).
Derived terms
[edit]- antipersonal
- bipersonal
- depersonalize, depersonalization
- extrapersonal
- first-personal
- fursonal
- hyperpersonal
- impersonal
- interpersonal
- intrapersonal
- monopersonal
- multipersonal
- nonpersonal
- nothing personal
- overpersonalize
- peripersonal
- personal ad, personal advertisement
- personal area network
- personal assistant
- personal attack, personal attacker
- personal best
- personal brand
- personal capital
- personal column
- personal computer
- personal conduct
- personal covenant
- personal crisis
- personal data
- personal dative
- personal day
- personal defence weapon, personal defence, personal defense weapon
- personal development
- personal digital assistant
- personal effect
- personal equation, absolute p.e.
- personal estate
- personal exception
- personal fiduciary
- personal finance
- personal flotation device
- personal foul
- personal god
- personal goddess
- personal hell
- personal hygiene
- personal identification number
- personal identity
- personal injury
- personalise, personalize
- personalism
- personalist
- personalistic
- personal jurisdiction
- personal knowledge management
- personal law
- personal ledger
- personal life
- personal location beacon, personal location radiobeacon
- personal locator beacon, personal locator radio-beacon
- personal lubricant
- personally
- personal message
- personal mobility device
- personal name
- personal navigant
- personalness
- personal online desktop
- personal ordinariate
- personal organizer
- personal pension
- personal pronoun
- personal property, personal property tax
- personal protective equipment, personal protector
- personal record
- personal rule
- personal security
- personal service
- personal shopper, personal shopping
- Personal Social Health Education
- personal space
- personal stereo
- personal time
- personal trainer, personal training
- personal transaction
- personal transporter
- personalty
- personal union
- personal video recorder
- personal water craft
- personalzine
- perzine
- polypersonal
- prepersonal
- profersonal
- subpersonal
- superpersonal
- suprapersonal
- telepersonals
- third-personal
- transpersonal
- tripersonal
- ultrapersonal
- unipersonal
- unpersonal
- up close and personal
Related terms
[edit]- personalia
- personality
- personally
- personnel
Translations
[edit] pertaining to human beings
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Noun
[edit]personal (plural personals)
- (chiefly in the plural) An advertisement by which an individual attempts to meet others with similar interests.
- One's own property or asset
- 1748, Tobias Smollett (translator), Alain-René Lesage (original), The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane In addition to this, a coarse shirt quite new, a pair of my father's shoes quite old, and, what rejoiced me more than all the rest, a rouleau of twenty rials in a linen rag. Behold the sum total of my personals.
- 1982 April 10, Roosevelt Williamson, “Prison Racism and Legal Slavery in America”, in Gay Community News, page 15:I've had my cell ransacked, savagely searched, and as a result, had my legal papers stolen and destroyed, allong with what little personal clothing and other personals I had.
Translations
[edit] advertisement
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Further reading
[edit]- “personal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
[edit]- psoralen
Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Late Latin persōnālis.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Central) [pər.suˈnal]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [pər.soˈnal]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [peɾ.soˈnal]
Audio (Barcelona): (file)
Adjective
[edit]personal m or f (masculine and feminine plural personals)
- personal Antonym: impersonal
Derived terms
[edit]- personalitzar
- personalment
- unipersonal
Related terms
[edit]- impersonal
- persona
- personalitat
Further reading
[edit]- “personal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “personal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “personal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “personal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Cebuano
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English personal, from Middle English personal, personele, from Anglo-Norman personel, personal, personell, Old French personal, personel, from Late Latin persōnālis (“of a person, personly”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: per‧so‧nal
- IPA(key): /peɾˈsonal/ [peɾ̪ˈs̪o.n̪ɐl̪]
Adjective
[edit]personal
- personal (of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals; peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or general)
- 2018 — Quimco, Ver, Biyaheng Impyerno (24 January), Balaod ug Kamatuoran, Bisaya, Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation Ang panerbisyo sa gobyerno usa ka sakripisyo, dili pahayahay ug pahimulos sama nga ang pundo nga gisalig kanila kinahanglang ampingan ug segurohong mapahimuslan sa kinabag-an ug dili alang sa ilang personal nga kaayohan o kaharuhay.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Late Latin persōnālis.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /pɛʁzoˈnaːl/
- Hyphenation: per‧so‧nal
Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file)
Adjective
[edit]personal (strong nominative masculine singular personaler, not comparable)
- personal
Declension
[edit] Positive forms of personal (uncomparable)| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist personal | sie ist personal | es ist personal | sie sind personal | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | personaler | personale | personales | personale |
| genitive | personalen | personaler | personalen | personaler | |
| dative | personalem | personaler | personalem | personalen | |
| accusative | personalen | personale | personales | personale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der personale | die personale | das personale | die personalen |
| genitive | des personalen | der personalen | des personalen | der personalen | |
| dative | dem personalen | der personalen | dem personalen | den personalen | |
| accusative | den personalen | die personale | das personale | die personalen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein personaler | eine personale | ein personales | (keine) personalen |
| genitive | eines personalen | einer personalen | eines personalen | (keiner) personalen | |
| dative | einem personalen | einer personalen | einem personalen | (keinen) personalen | |
| accusative | einen personalen | eine personale | ein personales | (keine) personalen | |
Further reading
[edit]- “personal” in Duden online
- “personal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English personal.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pərˈsonal/ [pərˈso.nal]
- Rhymes: -onal
- Syllabification: per‧so‧nal
Adjective
[edit]pêrsonal (comparative lebih personal, superlative paling personal)
- synonym of pribadi (“personal”)
Related terms
[edit]- person
- persona
- personalia
- personalisasi
- personalitas
- personel
Further reading
[edit]- “personal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Interlingua
[edit]Adjective
[edit]personal (comparative plus personal, superlative le plus personal)
- personal
Noun
[edit]personal (uncountable)
- staff, personnel
Ladin
[edit]Adjective
[edit]personal m (feminine singular personala, masculine plural personai, feminine plural personales)
- personal
Portuguese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Brazil) IPA(key): /peʁ.soˈnaw/ [peh.soˈnaʊ̯]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /peʁ.soˈnaw/ [peh.soˈnaʊ̯]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /peɾ.soˈnaw/ [peɾ.soˈnaʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /peʁ.soˈnaw/ [peχ.soˈnaʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peɻ.soˈnaw/ [peɻ.soˈnaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾ.suˈnal/ [pɨɾ.suˈnaɫ]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾ.suˈnal/ [pɨɾ.suˈnaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾ.suˈna.li/
- Hyphenation: per‧so‧nal
Noun
[edit]personal m or f by sense (plural personais)
- (Brazil, informal) Ellipsis of personal trainer Synonym: PT
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin personalis or German personell or Italian personale or French personnel. By surface analysis, persoană + -al.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /per.soˈnal/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -al
- Hyphenation: per‧so‧nal
Adjective
[edit]personal m or n (feminine singular personală, masculine plural personali, feminine/neuter plural personale)
- personal (relating to the person)
- personal (intimate, not to be shared)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||||
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| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative-accusative | indefinite | personal | personală | personali | personale | ||
| definite | personalul | personala | personalii | personalele | |||
| genitive-dative | indefinite | personal | personale | personali | personale | ||
| definite | personalului | personalei | personalilor | personalelor | |||
Antonyms
[edit]- impersonal
Derived terms
[edit]- pronume personal
- tren personal
Adverb
[edit]personal
- personally
Noun
[edit]personal n (plural personale)
- (collective) staff, members of staff, personnel
- (countable) short for tren personal (“stopping train”)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative-accusative | personal | personalul | personale | personalele |
| genitive-dative | personal | personalului | personale | personalelor |
| vocative | personalule | personalelor | ||
Further reading
[edit]- “personal”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Late Latin persōnālis.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /peɾsoˈnal/ [peɾ.soˈnal]
Audio (Mexico): (file) Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: per‧so‧nal
Adjective
[edit]personal m or f (masculine and feminine plural personales)
- personal Antonym: impersonal
Derived terms
[edit]- cédula personal
- computadora personal
- defensa personal
- derecho personal
- entrenador personal
- forma no personal
- forma personal
- ordenador personal
- personalismo
- personalmente
- pronombre personal
- unipersonal
Noun
[edit]personal m (plural personales)
- personnel, staff profesores y personal ― faculty and staff personal militar ― military personnel personal de seguridad ― security personnel personal sanitario ― health workers, healthcare workers, medical personnel personal médico ― medical staff, medical personnel; medical practitioners
Noun
[edit]personal m (uncountable)
- (informal) folks, people, mob, crowd; the masses
- 1993 April 23, Francisco Umbral, “Queremos saber”, in Antena 3:Yo he venido aquí a hablar de mi libro; y no a hablar de lo que opine el personal, que me da lo mismo, porque para eso tengo mi columna y mi opinión diaria.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
[edit]- antipersonal
Related terms
[edit]- impersonal
- persona
- personalidad
Further reading
[edit]- “personal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Swedish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): [pɛʂʊnˈɑːl]
Noun
[edit]personal c
- staff (employees of a business) Synonym: arbetskraft
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
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| singular | indefinite | personal | personals |
| definite | personalen | personalens | |
| plural | indefinite | personaler | personalers |
| definite | personalerna | personalernas |
Derived terms
[edit]- ambassadpersonal
- ambulanspersonal
- apotekspersonal
- butikspersonal
- civilpersonal
- dagispersonal
- dagpersonal
- däckspersonal
- ekonomipersonal
- extrapersonal
- fyrpersonal
- hemtjänstpersonal
- hotellpersonal
- kabinpersonal
- kanslipersonal
- kassapersonal
- kringpersonal
- kökspersonal
- markpersonal
- omsorgspersonal
- personaladministration
- personaladministratör
- personalansvar
- personalansvarig
- personalansvarsnämnd
- personalavdelning
- personalbostad
- personalbrist
- personalchef
- personaldator
- personaldirektör
- personalfest
- personalföreträdare
- personalförstärkning
- personalförsörjning
- personalförteckning
- personalgrupp
- personalingång
- personalinskränkning
- personalintendent
- personalintensiv
- personalkategori
- personalkonferens
- personalkonsulent
- personalkostnad
- personalkrävande
- personalliggare
- personalläkare
- personalmatsal
- personalminskning
- personalmöte
- personalneddragning
- personalnedskärning
- personalnämnd
- personalomsättning
- personaloption
- personalorganisation
- personalplanering
- personalpolitik
- personalpolitisk
- personalpool
- personalproblem
- personalrekrytering
- personalrepresentant
- personalrestaurang
- personalresurs
- personalrum
- personalsekreterare
- personalsidan
- personalsituation
- personalstyrka
- personaltidning
- personaltoalett
- personaltäthet
- personalunion
- personalutbildning
- personaluthyrning
- personalutrymme
- personalutskott
- personalutveckling
- personalvård
- personalvårdsnämnd
- personalärende
- personalökning
- restaurangpersonal
- räddningspersonal
- serveringspersonal
- servicepersonal
- sjukhuspersonal
- sjukvårdspersonal
- skolpersonal
- stampersonal
- städpersonal
- säkerhetspersonal
- tullpersonal
- tågpersonal
- vakpersonal
- vaktpersonal
- vårdpersonal
Further reading
[edit]- personal in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
Anagrams
[edit]- polarens, polernas
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Each pronunciation has a different source:
- With ultimate stress, borrowed from Spanish personal.
- With antepenultimate stress, borrowed from English personal.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /peɾsoˈnal/ [pɛɾ.soˈn̪al] (Spanish pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -al
- IPA(key): /ˈpeɾsonal/ [ˌpɛɾ.soˈn̪al] (English pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -eɾsonal
- IPA(key): /peɾsoˈnal/ [pɛɾ.soˈn̪al] (Spanish pronunciation)
- Syllabification: per‧so‧nal
Adjective
[edit]personál or pérsonál (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜓᜈᜎ᜔)
- personal
Derived terms
[edit]- mamersonal
- pamemersonal
- personalan
- personalin
Further reading
[edit]- “personal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
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