karakteristiek

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Etymology

From karakter +‎ -istiek: from Ancient Greek χαρακτηριστικός (kharaktēristikós), from χαρακτηρίζω (kharaktērízō, to designate by a characteristic mark), from χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, a mark, character).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ka‧rak‧te‧ris‧tiek

Noun

karakteristiek f (plural karakteristieken, diminutive karakteristiekje n)

  1. characteristic

Adjective

karakteristiek (comparative karakteristieker, superlative karakteristiekst)

  1. characteristic
    Synonyms: kenmerkend, tekenend, typisch, typerend
    Antonym: atypisch

Declension

Declension of karakteristiek
uninflected karakteristiek
inflected karakteristieke
comparative karakteristieker
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial karakteristiek karakteristieker het karakteristiekst
het karakteristiekste
indefinite m./f. sing. karakteristieke karakteristiekere karakteristiekste
n. sing. karakteristiek karakteristieker karakteristiekste
plural karakteristieke karakteristiekere karakteristiekste
definite karakteristieke karakteristiekere karakteristiekste
partitive karakteristieks karakteristiekers