Personal

See also: personal and personál

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin personale.

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

Personal n (strong, genitive Personals, plural Personale)

  1. staff, personnel, employees
    Synonym: Belegschaft
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 46/2010, page 96:
      Fachkräftemangel ist kein düsteres Zukunftsszenario mehr. Vor allem in Ostdeutschland ringen Firmen schon heute um Personal.
      A lack of skilled workers is no longer a dark future scenario. Primarily in eastern Germany, companies are struggling for employees already today.
  2. (informal) Short for Personalabteilung (“human resources”).

Usage notes
  • The plural is attestable when referring to different companies: die Personale beider Firmen (“the staffs of both companies”). Even in this context, however, it is usually avoided; Belegschaften or simply Mitarbeiter will be used instead.

Declension
Declension of Personal [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Personal die Personale
genitive eines des Personals der Personale
dative einem dem Personal den Personalen
accusative ein das Personal die Personale

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Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Personal.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pæʀzoˈnaːl/

Noun

Personal n (uncountable)

  1. personnel, staff
    Dës Toilettë sinn nëmme fir d'Personal. ― These toilets are only for staff.
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