# persona non grata
## English
### Etymology

From Latin persōna (“person”) + nōn (“not”) + grāta (from grātus (“acceptable”)).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /pə(ɹ)ˈsəʊnə nɒn ˈɡɹɑːtə/
* Audio (US):(file)

### 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

#### 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: [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), 2008–2025

## Latin
### Etymology

By surface analysis, persōna (“person”) +‎ nōn (“not”) +‎ grāta (“acceptable”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /perˈsoː.na ˈnoːn ˈɡraː.ta/, [pɛrˈs̠oːnä ˈnoːn ˈɡräːt̪ä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /perˈso.na ˈnon ˈɡra.ta/, [perˈsɔːnä ˈnɔn ˈɡräːt̪ä]

### 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

* → English: persona non grata
* → Czech: persona non grata
* → Polish: persona non grata
* → Portuguese: persona non grata
* → Slovak: persona non grata
* → Slovene: persona non grata

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin persōna nōn grāta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* persona non grata in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* pessoa non grata, pessoa não grata

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin persōna nōn grāta.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /peʁˈsɔ̃.nɐ ˈnɔ̃ ˈɡɾa.tɐ/ [pehˈsɔ̃.nɐ ˈnɔ̃ ˈɡɾa.tɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /peʁˈsɔ̃.nɐ ˈnɔ̃ ˈɡɾa.tɐ/ [pehˈsɔ̃.nɐ ˈnɔ̃ ˈɡɾa.tɐ]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /peɾˈsɔ̃.nɐ ˈnɔ̃ ˈɡɾa.tɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /peʁˈsɔ̃.nɐ ˈnɔ̃ ˈɡɾa.tɐ/ [peχˈsɔ̃.nɐ ˈnɔ̃ ˈɡɾa.tɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /peɻˈsɔ.na ˈnɔ̃ ˈɡɾa.ta/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɨɾˈsɔ.nɐ ˈnɔn ˈɡɾa.tɐ/ [pɨɾˈsɔ.nɐ ˈnɔn ˈɣɾa.tɐ]

### Noun

persóna nón gráta f (plural personae non gratae or (proscribed) personas non gratas)
* persona non grata (a person who is not welcome)

## Slovak
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin persōna nōn grāta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [persoːna noːn ɡraːta]

### 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, 2003–2025

## Slovene
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin persōna nōn grāta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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), 2014–2025

## Spanish
### 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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10