ĥaraktero
Esperanto
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”), from χαράσσω (kharássō, “I engrave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [xarakˈtero]
- Rhymes: -ero
- Hyphenation: ĥa‧rak‧te‧ro
Noun
ĥaraktero (uncountable, accusative ĥarakteron)
- (rare, archaic, nonstandard) character, personality, nature
- 1888, L. L. Zamenhof, Dua Libro de l' lingvo Internacia:
- Vi havas noblan ĥarakteron!
- You have a noble character!
- 1927, Kazimierz Bein, transl., La Faraono, B. Prus:
- Ili scias, ke oni devas multon pardoni al la kronprinco, precipe, se li havas tiel uraganan ĥarakteron.
- They know that they have to forgive a lot from the crown prince, especially when he has such a cyclonic personality.
- 1968, Geologio internacia, page 61:
- en ĝenerala ĥaraktero [la grupo] konfirmas la tezon
- in general character [the group] confirms the thesis
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