German word

Personalie

Pronunciation

IPA/pɛɐ̯zoˈnaːli̯ə/

Meaning

  • feminine nounpersonnel change

Example

Die Firma kündigte gestern eine Personalie an.

The company announced a personnel change yesterday.

Illustration for Personalie (personnel change)

More examples

In der Geschäftsführung sorgte die Personalie für Diskussionen.

The personnel change sparked discussion among the management team.

Core concept

A named notice about one person's appointment, transfer, or other change in office.

Common phrases

  • eine Personalie ankündigen

    announce a personnel change

  • eine Personalie bekanntgeben

    announce a personnel change

  • über eine Personalie informieren

    inform about a personnel change

Similar words

Personalwechsel: A change in the people filling roles within an organization.
Beförderung: A move to a higher position at work.
Einstellung: The act of hiring someone to begin working.
Entlassung: The act of removing someone from a job.

Definition in German

Personalie bezeichnet in Presse und Verwaltung die Bekanntgabe einer einzelnen personellen Maßnahme wie Ernennung oder Versetzung.

Word origin

Personalie comes from Medieval Latin personalia, based on Latin personalis 'personal', and German later used it as a singular noun for an individual personnel matter.

Usage tips

  • Personalie is feminine, with die Personalie and die Personalien; the plural Personalien often means a person's personal details rather than personnel changes.

Other meanings

  • personnel matternoun

Opposites

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