Charakter

• Character, Karakter (noun 1; dated)

• (Standard, Germany) IPA^(key): /kaˈraktər/, [kʰäˈʁäktʰɐ]
• (Standard, Germany) IPA^(key): /karakˈtɛr/, [kʰäʁäkˈtʰɛɐ̯] (sometimes for noun 2)
• (northern Germany) IPA^(key): [kʰaʁaktʰ(e)ə̯], [kʰæɾæktʰɛə̯] (standard, conservative)

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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”).

Charakter m (genitive Charakters, plural Charaktere or Charakter)

1. character; the totality of someone's personal qualities

   Synonym: Persönlichkeit

   • 1790, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Torquato Tasso‎, Leipzig:

     Es bildet ein Talent sich in der Stille, / Sich ein Charakter in dem Strom der Welt.

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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, Maler Nolten, chapter 5:

     Er zog ein mit sonderbaren Charakteren geschriebenes Heft hervor, […]

4. (dated, possibly archaic) title, rank

• The usual plural is Charaktere with the stress switching to the penultima. The regularised unchanged plural is occasionally seen and heard.

• Charakterbuchstabe
• Charakterschwein
• charakterisieren (Charakterisierung)
• charakteristisch
• charakterlos

Charakter m (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)

• Charakter in Duden online

From German Charakter.

• IPA^(key): /kaˈʀakteʀ/, [kɑˈʀɑktɐ]

Charakter m (plural Charakteren)

1. character