Charakter

German (Berlin)

/kaˈraktər/, /karakˈtɛr/, [kʰaʁaktʰ(e)ə̯]

noun
Definitions
  • character; the totality of someone's personal qualities
  • character, characteristic feature or nature of a thing, place or people
  • (becoming dated) character, symbol, written glyph
  • (dated) title, rank

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German karacter borrowed from Latin character (branding iron) derived from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (nature, character, type, engraver).

Origin

Ancient Greek

χαρακτήρ

Gloss

nature, character, type, engraver

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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