Charakter

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German

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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/,
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  • IPA(key): /karakˈteːr/, , (rare byform for noun 2)

Noun

Charakter m (strong, genitive Charakters, plural Charaktere or Charakter)

  1. character; the totality of someone's personal qualities
    Synonym: Persönlichkeit
    Ein Mann von ausgezeichnetem Charakter. ― A man of excellent character.
  2. 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
  3. (becoming dated) character, symbol, written glyph
    • 1979, Eduard Mörike, chapter 5, in Maler Nolten:
      Er zog ein mit sonderbaren Charakteren geschriebenes Heft hervor, […]
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  4. (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

Declension of Charakter
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Charakter die Charaktere, Charakter
genitive eines des Charakters der Charaktere, Charakter
dative einem dem Charakter den Charakteren, Charaktern
accusative einen den Charakter die Charaktere, Charakter

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Noun

Charakter m (strong, genitive Charakters, plural Charaktere)

  1. a character; role/figure in a theatrical play, video game etc., which has a noticeable character (set of personal qualities)

Declension

Declension of Charakter
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Charakter die Charaktere
genitive eines des Charakters der Charaktere
dative einem dem Charakter den Charakteren
accusative einen den Charakter die Charaktere

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Further reading

  • “Charakter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Charakter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Charakter” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Charakter.

Pronunciation

Noun

Charakter m (plural Charakteren)

  1. character
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