Person

== English == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sən === Proper noun === Person A surname. ==== Derived terms ==== Person County === Anagrams === Posner, nopers, preons, prones, spreon == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German persōn, persōne. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛrˈzoːn/, [pɛɐ̯ˈzoːn], [pɛʁˈzoːn] Hyphenation: Per‧son === Noun === Person f (genitive Person, plural Personen, diminutive Persönchen n) person, individual (derogatory, dated) someone (often female) who is not proper company, mostly because they are of lower class or doubtful morals ==== Usage notes ==== 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 ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Person”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Person” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Person” in Duden online Person on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de “Person” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. == Hunsrik == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pʰɛˈsoːn/ === Noun === Person f (plural Persone) person ==== Derived terms ==== persenlich === Further reading === Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Person”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch == Swedish == === Etymology === Originally a patronymic form Per +‎ -son "son of Per". A rare spelling variant of Persson. === Proper noun === Person c (genitive Persons) a surname originating as a patronymic === Anagrams === porens, porsen, ropens