Charakter
See also: charakter
German edit
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Etymology edit
From Middle High German karacter, from Latin character, from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”), from χαράσσω (kharássō, “I engrave”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /kaˈraktər/, [kaˈʁak.tɐ]
Audio (file)
- IPA(key): /karakˈteːr/, [ka.ʁakˈteːɐ̯], [-ˈtɛɐ̯] (rare byform for noun 2)
Noun edit
Charakter m (strong, genitive Charakters, plural Charaktere or Charakter)
- 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[1], 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)
- 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
- (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)
- (dated, possibly archaic) title, rank
Usage notes edit
- The usual plural is Charaktere with the stress switching to the penultima. The regularised unchanged plural is occasionally seen and heard.
Declension edit
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 |
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Noun edit
Charakter m (strong, genitive Charakters, plural Charaktere)
- a character; role/figure in a theatrical play, video game etc., which has a noticeable character (set of personal qualities)
Declension edit
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 |
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Noun edit
Charakter m (plural Charakteren)