figur

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See also: Figur and figür

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Italian figuro.

Noun

figur m

  1. A (shady) character.

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Danish

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Etymology

From Latin figura.

Pronunciation

Noun

figur c (singular definite figuren, plural indefinite figurer)

  1. figure
  2. character

Declension

Declension of figur
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative figur figuren figurer figurerne
genitive figurs figurens figurers figurernes

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Indonesian

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Etymology

From Dutch figuur, from Middle French figure (Modern French figure), from Old French figure, from Latin figūra (“form, shape, form of a word, a figure of speech, Late Latin a sketch, drawing”), from fingō (“to form, shape, mold, fashion”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to mold, shape, form, knead”). Doublet of figura and pigura.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: fi‧gur

Noun

figur (plural figur-figur, first-person possessive figurku, second-person possessive figurmu, third-person possessive figurnya)

  1. figure.
    Synonyms: bentuk, wujud
  2. personage.
    Synonym: tokoh
    Synonym: figura (Standard Malay)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin figura.

Noun

figur m (definite singular figuren, indefinite plural figurer, definite plural figurene)

  1. a figure
  2. a character (in a story etc.)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin figura.

Noun

figur m (definite singular figuren, indefinite plural figurar, definite plural figurane)

  1. a figure
  2. a character (in a story etc.)

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Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfi.ɡur/
  • Rhymes: -iɡur
  • Syllabification: fi‧gur

Noun

figur f

  1. genitive plural of figura

Swedish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɪˈɡʉːr/
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Noun

figur c

  1. a figure (shape)
    en geometrisk figur
    a geometric figure
  2. a figure (representation, by drawing, modeling, or the like)
    actionfigur
    action figure
  3. a figure (body shape)
    få en fin figur
    get a nice figure
  4. (often somewhat derogatory) a figure (person, emphasizing personality)
    en sorglig figur
    a sad/pathetic figure
    en underlig figur
    a strange figure
  5. a figure (illustrative picture or diagram)
  6. a stylistic device
    Synonym: stilfigur

Declension

Declension of figur 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative figur figuren figurer figurerna
Genitive figurs figurens figurers figurernas

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References

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