persónur

Faroese

noun
Definitions
  • individual, person

Etymology

Derived from Danish person (person) derived from French personne (person) derived from Old French persone (human being, parson, person) derived from Latin persōna (character, mask used by actor, person, role, part, mask) derived from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (mask) derived from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (face, mask, more generally, countenance, mask used in ancient theatre to denote a character or, a social role, person, character, appearance).

Origin

Ancient Greek

πρόσωπον

Gloss

face, mask, more generally, countenance, mask used in ancient theatre to denote a character or, a social role, person, character, appearance

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

顔

Emoji
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