characteristicus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χαρακτηριστικός (kharaktēristikós, “characteristic”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kʰa.rak.teːˈris.ti.kus/, [kʰäräkt̪eːˈrɪs̠t̪ɪkʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ka.rak.teˈris.ti.kus/, [käräkt̪eˈrist̪ikus]

Noun

charactēristicus m (genitive charactēristicī); second declension

characteristic

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	charactēristicus	charactēristicī
Genitive	charactēristicī	charactēristicōrum
Dative	charactēristicō	charactēristicīs
Accusative	charactēristicum	charactēristicōs
Ablative	charactēristicō	charactēristicīs
Vocative	charactēristice	charactēristicī

Synonyms

charactēr

Related terms

charactēr
charactērismos

Descendants

Descendants of characteristicus in other languages

→ Asturian: carauterísticu, carauterística (learned)
→ Danish: karakteristika (learned)
→ Dutch: karakteristiek
→ English: characteristic
→⇒ Finnish: karakteristiikka, karakteristika, karakteristinen
→ French: caractéristique (learned)
→⇒ German: Charakteristikum, charakteristisch
→ Interlingua: characteristic
→ Norman: caractéthistique (learned)
→ Norwegian Nynorsk: karakteristika (learned)
→⇒ Polish: charakterystyczny, charakterystyka
→ Romanian: caracteristic, caracteristică (learned)
→ Serbo-Croatian: karakterìstika (learned)

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