persona non grata

== English == === Etymology === From Latin persōna (“person”) + nōn (“not”) + grāta (from grātus (“acceptable”)). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /pə(ɹ)ˈsəʊnə nɒn ˈɡɹɑːtə/ === Noun === persona non grata (plural personae non gratae or (proscribed) personas non grata) A person who is not welcome, especially a diplomat in a foreign country. ==== Antonyms ==== persona grata ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== gatecrasher, interloper, peeping tom, encroacher, backseat driver, kibitzer, meddler, nosy parker, marplot, buttinsky, busybody == Czech == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin persōna nōn grāta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [pɛrsona non ɡrata] === Noun === persona non grata f (indeclinable) (diplomacy, literary) persona non grata === Further reading === “persona non grata”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Latin == === Etymology === By surface analysis, persōna (“person”) +‎ nōn (“not”) +‎ grāta (“acceptable”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɛrˈsoː.na ˈnoːn ˈɡraː.ta] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [perˈsɔː.na ˈnɔn ˈɡraː.ta] === Noun === persōna nōn grāta f (genitive persōnae nōn grātae); first declension (This entry is a descendant hub.) person not acceptable ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun with an indeclinable portion with a first-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin persōna nōn grāta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛrˈsɔ.na ˈnɔn ˈɡra.ta/ Syllabification: per‧so‧na non gra‧ta === Noun === persona non grata f (indeclinable) (diplomacy, literary) persona non grata Synonym: intruz Antonym: persona grata === Further reading === “persona non grata”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “persona non grata”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === pessoa non grata, pessoa não grata === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin persōna nōn grāta. === Pronunciation === === Noun === persóna nón gráta f (plural personae non gratae or (proscribed) personas non gratas) persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) === Further reading === “persona non grata”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Slovak == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin persōna nōn grāta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /persɔːna nɔːn ɡraːta/, [ˈpersɔːna ˈnɔːn ˈɡraːta] Rhymes: -aːta === Noun === persóna nón gráta f (indeclinable) (diplomacy, literary) persona non grata === Further reading === “persona non grata”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Slovene == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin persōna nōn grāta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛrsóːna nɔn ɡráːta/ === Noun === persọ̑na non grȃta f (diplomacy, literary) persona non grata === Further reading === “persona non grata”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /peɾˌsona ˌnon ˈɡɾata/ [peɾˌso.na ˌnõŋ ˈɡɾa.t̪a] Syllabification: per‧so‧na non gra‧ta === Noun === persona non grata f (plural personas non grata) persona non grata === Further reading === “persona non grata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025