# persoona
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Latin persōna.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpersoːnɑ/, [ˈpe̞rs̠o̞ːnɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ersoːnɑ
* Hyphenation: per‧soo‧na

### Noun

persoona
* (grammar) person, grammatical person (linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom he is speaking)
* personality
* (rare) person (human being; individual)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of persoona (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
persoonani
persoonani
accusative
nom.
persoonani
persoonani
gen.
persoonani
genitive
persoonani
persoonieni persoonaini $^{rare}$
partitive
persoonaani
persooniani
inessive
persoonassani
persoonissani
elative
persoonastani
persoonistani
illative
persoonaani
persooniini
adessive
persoonallani
persoonillani
ablative
persoonaltani
persooniltani
allative
persoonalleni
persoonilleni
essive
persoonanani
persooninani
translative
persoonakseni
persoonikseni
abessive
persoonattani
persoonittani
instructive
comitative
—persoonineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
persoonasi
persoonasi
accusative
nom.
persoonasi
persoonasi
gen.
persoonasi
genitive
persoonasi
persooniesi persoonaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
persoonaasi
persooniasi
inessive
persoonassasi
persoonissasi
elative
persoonastasi
persoonistasi
illative
persoonaasi
persooniisi
adessive
persoonallasi
persoonillasi
ablative
persoonaltasi
persooniltasi
allative
persoonallesi
persoonillesi
essive
persoonanasi
persooninasi
translative
persoonaksesi
persooniksesi
abessive
persoonattasi
persoonittasi
instructive
comitative
—persooninesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
persoonamme
persoonamme
accusative
nom.
persoonamme
persoonamme
gen.
persoonamme
genitive
persoonamme
persooniemme persoonaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
persoonaamme
persooniamme
inessive
persoonassamme
persoonissamme
elative
persoonastamme
persoonistamme
illative
persoonaamme
persooniimme
adessive
persoonallamme
persoonillamme
ablative
persoonaltamme
persooniltamme
allative
persoonallemme
persoonillemme
essive
persoonanamme
persooninamme
translative
persoonaksemme
persooniksemme
abessive
persoonattamme
persoonittamme
instructive
comitative
—persooninemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
persoonanne
persoonanne
accusative
nom.
persoonanne
persoonanne
gen.
persoonanne
genitive
persoonanne
persoonienne persoonainne $^{rare}$
partitive
persoonaanne
persoonianne
inessive
persoonassanne
persoonissanne
elative
persoonastanne
persoonistanne
illative
persoonaanne
persooniinne
adessive
persoonallanne
persoonillanne
ablative
persoonaltanne
persooniltanne
allative
persoonallenne
persoonillenne
essive
persoonananne
persooninanne
translative
persoonaksenne
persooniksenne
abessive
persoonattanne
persoonittanne
instructive
comitative
—persooninenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
persoonansa
persoonansa
accusative
nom.
persoonansa
persoonansa
gen.
persoonansa
genitive
persoonansa
persooniensa persoonainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
persoonaansa
persooniaan persooniansa
inessive
persoonassaan persoonassansa
persoonissaan persoonissansa
elative
persoonastaan persoonastansa
persoonistaan persoonistansa
illative
persoonaansa
persooniinsa
adessive
persoonallaan persoonallansa
persoonillaan persoonillansa
ablative
persoonaltaan persoonaltansa
persooniltaan persooniltansa
allative
persoonalleen persoonallensa
persoonilleen persoonillensa
essive
persoonanaan persoonanansa
persooninaan persooninansa
translative
persoonakseen persoonaksensa
persoonikseen persooniksensa
abessive
persoonattaan persoonattansa
persoonittaan persoonittansa
instructive
comitative
—persoonineen persooninensa :

#### Synonyms

* (grammatical person): kieliopillinen persoona
* (personality): persoonallisuus
* (human being): henkilö

#### Derived terms

* persoonallinen
* persoonaton
* persoonittain
* kulttuuripersoona
* mediapersoona
* monipersoonainen
* nollapersoona
* persoonaliite
* persoonamuoto
* persoonapronomini
* persoonapääte
* persoonaunioni
* sivupersoona
* yksipersoonainen

### Further reading

* “persoona”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03