Figur

See also: figur and figür

German

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin figūra.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fiˈɡuːɐ̯/
Rhymes: -uːɐ̯
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Noun

Figur f (genitive Figur, plural Figuren, diminutive Figürchen n)

figure, figurine
character (being in a story)
piece (one of the small objects played in board games)
Synonyms: Spielfigur, Stein, Spielstein

Hyponym: Schachfigur
figure (a drawing or representation conveying information)
Synonym: Abbildung
figure (the shape of human body)

Declension

Declension of Figur [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Figur	die	Figuren
genitive	einer	der	Figur	der	Figuren
dative	einer	der	Figur	den	Figuren
accusative	eine	die	Figur	die	Figuren

Hyponyms

Bugfigur, Comicfigur, Galionsfigur, Hauptfigur, Nebenfigur, Porzellanfigur, Schachfigur, Schaufensterfigur, Spielfigur, Wachsfigur, Witzfigur, Zinnfigur

Derived terms

Related terms

Figurenaufstellung, Figurenkabinett, Figurenspiel, Figurentheater

Further reading

“Figur” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Figur” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Figur” in Duden online
Figur on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Figur, from Latin figūra.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fiˈɡuːʀ/, [fiˈɡuː.ɐ], [fiˈɡuə̯]

Noun

Figur f (plural Figuren)

figure, figurine
character (being in a story)
piece (one of the small objects played in board games)
Synonym: Spillfigur
figure (a drawing or representation conveying information)
figure (the shape of human body)

Derived terms

Haaptfigur

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