persónur

Faroese

Etymology

From Danish person, from French personne, from Old French persone (“human being”), from Latin persōna (“mask used by actor; role, part, character”), perhaps a loanword; compare Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu), from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon).

Noun

persónur m (genitive singular persóns, plural persónar)

1. individual, person

Declension

m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	persónur	persónurin	persónar	persónarnir
accusative	persón	persónin	persónar	persónarnar
dative	persóni	persóninum	persónum	persónunum
genitive	persóns	persónsins	persóna	persónanna

Synonyms

• einstaklingur, menniskja n

Icelandic

Noun

persónur

1. indefinite nominative plural of persóna
2. indefinite accusative plural of persóna