"persona" meaning in Italian

See persona in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /perˈso.na/ Forms: persone [plural]
Rhymes: -ona Etymology: From Latin persōna (“person”), of Etruscan origin. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|persōna|t=person}} Latin persōna (“person”), {{der|it|ett|-}} Etruscan Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} persona f (plural persone)
  1. person, pl people, persons Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-persona-it-noun-UIdCulck Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 34 4 4 35 22
  2. someone, somebody, anybody Tags: feminine Synonyms: qualcuno, nessuno
    Sense id: en-persona-it-noun-qSdSr4aH
  3. body, figure Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-persona-it-noun-PKNXboLj
  4. (law) person, body Tags: feminine Synonyms: corpo, personale, aspetto
    Sense id: en-persona-it-noun-KTXmzQwD Categories (other): Law, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 34 4 4 35 22 Topics: law
  5. (psychology) persona Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-persona-it-noun-XoFShryl Categories (other): Psychology, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 34 4 4 35 22 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gente [person, plural] Related terms: di persona, impersonare, in persona, in prima persona, personaggio, personale, personalità, personificare

Inflected forms

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