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German
Etymology
From Middle High German karacter, from Latin character, from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”), from χαράσσω (kharássō, “I engrave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈraktər/,
- IPA(key): /karakˈteːr/, , (rare byform for noun 2)
Noun
Charakter m (strong, genitive Charakters, plural Charaktere or Charakter)
- character; the totality of someone's personal qualities
- Synonym: Persönlichkeit
- Ein Mann von ausgezeichnetem Charakter. ― A man of excellent character.
- character, characteristic feature or nature of a thing, place, or people
- Synonym: Merkmal
- der Charakter der Stadt ― the character of the city
- der Charakter des Volkes ― the character of the people
- der nationale Charakter ― the national character
- (becoming dated) character, symbol, written glyph
1979, Eduard Mörike, chapter 5, in Maler Nolten:
- (dated, possibly archaic) title, rank
Usage notes
- The usual plural is Charaktere with the stress switching to the penultima. The regularised unchanged plural is occasionally seen and heard.
Declension
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Derived terms
Noun
Charakter m (strong, genitive Charakters, plural Charaktere)
- a character; role/figure in a theatrical play, video game etc., which has a noticeable character (set of personal qualities)
Declension
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From German Charakter.
Pronunciation
Noun
Charakter m (plural Charakteren)
- character