persoonlijkheid

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch persoonlijcheit. Equivalent to persoonlijk +‎ -heid. Cognate with German Persönlichkeit.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɛrˈsoːn.lək.ɦɛi̯t/, /pərˈsoːn.lək.ɦɛi̯t/
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  • Hyphenation: per‧soon‧lijk‧heid

Noun

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persoonlijkheid f (plural persoonlijkheden, diminutive persoonlijkheidje n)

  1. personality, character (distinctive psychological traits of a person)
  2. person, character, individual
  3. (theology, Christianity) hypostasis, person
    Synonyms: hypostase, persoon

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: persoonlikheid