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personal personál
German
Etymology
de :bor la-med:personale
de la-med personale.
Pronunciation
de De-Personal.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de aːl 3
Noun
n
staff, personnel, employees
de Belegschaft
de 2010 w:Der Spiegel http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/index-2010-46.html 46/2010 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20260519113629/https://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/index-2010-46.html 19 May 2026
de informal de Personalabteilung human resources
Usage notes
The plural is attestable when referring to different companies: de die Personale beider Firmen the staffs of both companies. Even in this context, however, it is usually avoided; de Belegschaft Belegschaften or simply de Mitarbeiter will be used instead.
Declension
n
Hyponyms
de Pflegepersonal
de Zugpersonal
Derived terms
de Personaler, de Personalien
de Personalrochade
Related terms
de Personalabteilung
de Personalversammlung
Further reading
de
Luxembourgish
Etymology
Borrowed from lb de Personal.
Pronunciation
lb /pæʀzoˈnaːl/
Noun
n -
personnel, staff
lb 1 Dës Toilettë sinn nëmme fir d'Personal. These toilets are only for staff.