caracter

See also: carácter, caràcter, and caractér

English

Noun

caracter (plural caracters)

1. Obsolete form of character.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kaˈrak.tɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [kaˈrak.ter]

Noun

caracter m (genitive caracteris); third declension

1. an impressed mark or stamp
2. character, style

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	caracter	caracterēs
genitive	caracteris	caracterum
dative	caracterī	caracteribus
accusative	caracterem	caracterēs
ablative	caractere	caracteribus
vocative	caracter	caracterēs

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin character through French caractère.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka.rakˈter]

• Audio:

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Noun

caracter n (plural caractere)

1. (uncountable) character (personality)
2. characteristic
3. character (letter of the alphabet)

   Synonym: literă

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	caracter	caracterul	caractere	caracterele
genitive-dative	caracter	caracterului	caractere	caracterelor
vocative	caracterule		caracterelor

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō)

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr)

Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)der.

Latin characterbor.

Spanish caracter

Borrowed from Latin character. Doublet of carácter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾaɡˈteɾ/ [ka.ɾaɣ̞ˈt̪eɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: ca‧rac‧ter

Noun

caracter m (plural caracteres)

1. (Mexico) character (symbol for a sound or word)
2. (Mexico) character (mathematics)

Derived terms

• caracter chino

See also

• carácter

Further reading

• “carácter”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Uncertainties] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN

Welsh

Alternative forms

• caractr, caractor

Etymology

Borrowed from English character.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaraktɛr/

Noun

caracter m (plural caracterau)

1. characteristic

   Synonyms: nodwedd, cymeriad

   1. character, good name

      Synonyms: cymeriad, geirda, enw da

   2. character, oddball

      Synonym: cranc

2. (typography) character, grapheme

Mutation

Mutated forms of caracter

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
caracter	garacter	ngharacter	character

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “caracter”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “caracter”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies