Charakter

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German karacter, from Latin character, from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, type, nature, character), from χαράσσω (kharássō, I engrave).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈraktər/, [kaˈʁak.tɐ]
    • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /karakˈteːr/, [ka.ʁakˈteːɐ̯], [-ˈtɛɐ̯] (rare byform for noun 2)

Noun

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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 Stadtthe character of the city
    der Charakter des Volkesthe character of the people
    der nationale Charakterthe 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, []
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  4. (dated, possibly archaic) title, rank

Usage notes

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  • 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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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Noun

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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)

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Further reading

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

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From German Charakter.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈʀakteʀ/, [kɑˈʀɑktɐ]

Noun

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Charakter m (plural Charakteren)

  1. character