Charakter

See also: charakter

German

Alternative forms
  • Character, Karakter (noun 1; dated)

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/, [kaˈʁak.tɐ]
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  • IPA(key): /karakˈteːr/, [ka.ʁakˈteːɐ̯], [-ˈtɛɐ̯] (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.
    • 1790, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Torquato Tasso‎, Leipzig:
      Es bildet ein Talent sich in der Stille, / Sich ein Charakter in dem Strom der Welt.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  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 [masculine, strong]
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

Hyponyms

Derived terms
  • Charakterarmut
  • Charakterbuchstabe
  • Charaktereigenschaft
  • Charakterfehler
  • Charakterkunde
  • Charakterlehre
  • Charaktermangel
  • Charaktermord
  • Charakterschwäche
  • Charakterschwein
  • Charakterstärke
  • Charakterstruktur
  • Charakterstudie
  • Charakterzug

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 [masculine, strong]
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

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
  • IPA(key): /kaˈʀakteʀ/, [kɑˈʀɑktɐ]

Noun

Charakter m (plural Charakteren)

  1. character
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