Personal
See also: personal and personál
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin personale.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːl
Noun
Personal n (strong, genitive Personals, plural Personale)
- staff, personnel, employees
- Synonym: Belegschaft
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 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.
- (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 |
Hyponyms
- Pflegepersonal
- Zugpersonal
Derived terms
- Personaler, Personalien
Related terms
- Personalabteilung
- Personalversammlung
Further reading
- “Personal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Personal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Personal” in Duden online
Personal on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Luxembourgish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Personal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pæʀzoˈnaːl/
Noun
Personal n (uncountable)
- personnel, staff
- Dës Toilettë sinn nëmme fir d'Personal. ― These toilets are only for staff.