persönlich

German

Etymology

From Middle High German persōnlich. By surface analysis, Person + -lich. Cognate with Hunsrik persenlich, Yiddish פּערזענלעך (perzenlekh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛʁˈzøːnlɪç/, [pʰɛɐ̯ˈzøːnlɪç]
  • (file)

Adjective

persönlich (strong nominative masculine singular persönlicher, comparative persönlicher, superlative am persönlichsten)

  1. personal
    • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 19:
      Die eigenen Zimmer hatten sich die Enkel nach persönlichem Geschmack eingerichtet.
      The grandchildren had furnished their own rooms according to their personal taste.
  2. friendly (atmosphere etc.)

Declension

Derived terms

Adverb

persönlich

  1. personally, in person
    Synonym: personaliter

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