"χαρακτήρ" meaning in Ancient Greek

See χαρακτήρ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kʰa.rak.tɛ̌ːr/, /xa.rakˈtir/, /xa.rakˈtir/, /kʰa.rak.tɛ̌ːr/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /kʰa.rakˈte̝r/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /xa.rakˈtir/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /xa.rakˈtir/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /xa.rakˈtir/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From χαράσσω (kharássō, “I scratch, engrave”) + -τήρ (-tḗr, agent noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{affix|grc|χαράσσω|-τήρ|pos2=agent noun suffix|t1=I scratch, engrave}} χαράσσω (kharássō, “I scratch, engrave”) + -τήρ (-tḗr, agent noun suffix) Head templates: {{grc-noun|χᾰρᾰκτῆρος|m|third|head=χᾰρᾰκτήρ}} χᾰρᾰκτήρ • (kharaktḗr) m (genitive χᾰρᾰκτῆρος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|χᾰρᾰκτήρ|χᾰρᾰκτῆρος}} Forms: χᾰρᾰκτήρ [canonical], kharaktḗr [romanization], χᾰρᾰκτῆρος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ χᾰρᾰκτήρ [nominative, singular], τὼ χᾰρᾰκτῆρε [dual, nominative], οἱ χᾰρᾰκτῆρες [nominative, plural], τοῦ χᾰρᾰκτῆρος [genitive, singular], τοῖν χᾰρᾰκτήροιν [dual, genitive], τῶν χᾰρᾰκτήρων [genitive, plural], τῷ χᾰρᾰκτῆρῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν χᾰρᾰκτήροιν [dative, dual], τοῖς χᾰρᾰκτῆρσῐ [dative, plural], χᾰρᾰκτῆρσῐν [dative, plural], toîs kharaktêrsi [dative, plural], toîs kharaktêrsin [dative, plural], τὸν χᾰρᾰκτῆρᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ χᾰρᾰκτῆρε [accusative, dual], τοὺς χᾰρᾰκτῆρᾰς [accusative, plural], χᾰρᾰκτήρ [singular, vocative], χᾰρᾰκτῆρε [dual, vocative], χᾰρᾰκτῆρες [plural, vocative]
  1. instrument used for engraving Categories (topical): Tools
    Sense id: en-χαρακτήρ-grc-noun-f6OJwtT8 Disambiguation of Tools: 56 13 14 4 4 4 4 Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τήρ Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 23 15 10 27 5 14 5 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τήρ: 23 22 10 20 5 14 5
  2. person who engraves, engraver Categories (topical): Writing
    Sense id: en-χαρακτήρ-grc-noun-UQOhRuGr Disambiguation of Writing: 2 90 2 2 2 2 2 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τήρ, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 20 37 7 17 4 10 4 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 23 15 10 27 5 14 5 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τήρ: 23 22 10 20 5 14 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 40 9 12 3 10 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 78 6 3 2 2 2
  3. impress, stamp, seal
    Sense id: en-χαρακτήρ-grc-noun-ghKTC5or
  4. reproduction, representation
    Sense id: en-χαρακτήρ-grc-noun-46XabB6B Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τήρ Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 23 15 10 27 5 14 5 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τήρ: 23 22 10 20 5 14 5
  5. figure, letter, character
    Sense id: en-χαρακτήρ-grc-noun-ZUD6fTpF
  6. characteristic, character
    Sense id: en-χαρακτήρ-grc-noun-Jx6Zfnlu Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τήρ Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 23 15 10 27 5 14 5 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τήρ: 23 22 10 20 5 14 5
  7. style
    Sense id: en-χαρακτήρ-grc-noun-y4brLZFN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: χαρακτηριάζω (kharaktēriázō), χαρακτηρίζω (kharaktērízō), χαρακτήρισμα (kharaktḗrisma), χαρακτηρισμός (kharaktērismós), χαρακτηριστέον (kharaktēristéon), χαρακτηριστικός (kharaktēristikós)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kharaktēriázō",
      "word": "χαρακτηριάζω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kharaktērízō",
      "word": "χαρακτηρίζω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kharaktḗrisma",
      "word": "χαρακτήρισμα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kharaktērismós",
      "word": "χαρακτηρισμός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kharaktēristéon",
      "word": "χαρακτηριστέον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kharaktēristikós",
      "word": "χαρακτηριστικός"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲭⲁⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲣ"
          },
          "expansion": "Coptic: ⲭⲁⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲣ (kharaktēr)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Coptic: ⲭⲁⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲣ (kharaktēr)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "character",
            "bor": "yes"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: character",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: character (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "χαρακτήρας"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: χαρακτήρας (charaktíras)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: χαρακτήρας (charaktíras)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "χαράσσω",
        "3": "-τήρ",
        "pos2": "agent noun suffix",
        "t1": "I scratch, engrave"
      },
      "expansion": "χαράσσω (kharássō, “I scratch, engrave”) + -τήρ (-tḗr, agent noun suffix)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From χαράσσω (kharássō, “I scratch, engrave”) + -τήρ (-tḗr, agent noun suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "χᾰρᾰκτήρ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kharaktḗr",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χᾰρᾰκτῆρος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ χᾰρᾰκτήρ",
      "roman": "ho kharaktḗr",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ χᾰρᾰκτῆρε",
      "roman": "tṑ kharaktêre",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ χᾰρᾰκτῆρες",
      "roman": "hoi kharaktêres",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ χᾰρᾰκτῆρος",
      "roman": "toû kharaktêros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν χᾰρᾰκτήροιν",
      "roman": "toîn kharaktḗroin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν χᾰρᾰκτήρων",
      "roman": "tôn kharaktḗrōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ χᾰρᾰκτῆρῐ",
      "roman": "tôi kharaktêri",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν χᾰρᾰκτήροιν",
      "roman": "toîn kharaktḗroin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς χᾰρᾰκτῆρσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χᾰρᾰκτῆρσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs kharaktêrsi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs kharaktêrsin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν χᾰρᾰκτῆρᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn kharaktêra",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ χᾰρᾰκτῆρε",
      "roman": "tṑ kharaktêre",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς χᾰρᾰκτῆρᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs kharaktêras",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χᾰρᾰκτήρ",
      "roman": "kharaktḗr",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χᾰρᾰκτῆρε",
      "roman": "kharaktêre",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χᾰρᾰκτῆρες",
      "roman": "kharaktêres",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "χᾰρᾰκτῆρος",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "third",
        "head": "χᾰρᾰκτήρ"
      },
      "expansion": "χᾰρᾰκτήρ • (kharaktḗr) m (genitive χᾰρᾰκτῆρος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "χᾰρᾰκτήρ",
        "2": "χᾰρᾰκτῆρος"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "23 15 10 27 5 14 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 22 10 20 5 14 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τήρ",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "56 13 14 4 4 4 4",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Tools",
          "orig": "grc:Tools",
          "parents": [
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "instrument used for engraving"
      ],
      "id": "en-χαρακτήρ-grc-noun-f6OJwtT8",
      "links": [
        [
          "instrument",
          "instrument"
        ],
        [
          "engraving",
          "engrave"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "20 37 7 17 4 10 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 15 10 27 5 14 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 22 10 20 5 14 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τήρ",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 40 9 12 3 10 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 78 6 3 2 2 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 90 2 2 2 2 2",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Writing",
          "orig": "grc:Writing",
          "parents": [
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Human",
            "Communication",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "person who engraves, engraver"
      ],
      "id": "en-χαρακτήρ-grc-noun-UQOhRuGr",
      "links": [
        [
          "engraver",
          "engraver"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "impress, stamp, seal"
      ],
      "id": "en-χαρακτήρ-grc-noun-ghKTC5or",
      "links": [
        [
          "impress",
          "impress"
        ],
        [
          "stamp",
          "stamp"
        ],
        [
          "seal",
          "seal"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "23 15 10 27 5 14 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 22 10 20 5 14 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τήρ",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "reproduction, representation"
      ],
      "id": "en-χαρακτήρ-grc-noun-46XabB6B",
      "links": [
        [
          "reproduction",
          "reproduction"
        ],
        [
          "representation",
          "representation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "figure, letter, character"
      ],
      "id": "en-χαρακτήρ-grc-noun-ZUD6fTpF",
      "links": [
        [
          "figure",
          "figure"
        ],
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "23 15 10 27 5 14 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 22 10 20 5 14 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τήρ",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "characteristic, character"
      ],
      "id": "en-χαρακτήρ-grc-noun-Jx6Zfnlu",
      "links": [
        [
          "characteristic",
          "characteristic"
        ],
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "style"
      ],
      "id": "en-χαρακτήρ-grc-noun-y4brLZFN",
      "links": [
        [
          "style",
          "style"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰa.rak.tɛ̌ːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xa.rakˈtir/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xa.rakˈtir/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰa.rak.tɛ̌ːr/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰa.rakˈte̝r/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xa.rakˈtir/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xa.rakˈtir/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xa.rakˈtir/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "χαρακτήρ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 3-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τήρ",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Tools",
    "grc:Writing"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "kharaktēriázō",
      "word": "χαρακτηριάζω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kharaktērízō",
      "word": "χαρακτηρίζω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kharaktḗrisma",
      "word": "χαρακτήρισμα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kharaktērismós",
      "word": "χαρακτηρισμός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kharaktēristéon",
      "word": "χαρακτηριστέον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kharaktēristikós",
      "word": "χαρακτηριστικός"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲭⲁⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲣ"
          },
          "expansion": "Coptic: ⲭⲁⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲣ (kharaktēr)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Coptic: ⲭⲁⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲣ (kharaktēr)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "character",
            "bor": "yes"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: character",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: character (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "χαρακτήρας"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: χαρακτήρας (charaktíras)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: χαρακτήρας (charaktíras)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "χαράσσω",
        "3": "-τήρ",
        "pos2": "agent noun suffix",
        "t1": "I scratch, engrave"
      },
      "expansion": "χαράσσω (kharássō, “I scratch, engrave”) + -τήρ (-tḗr, agent noun suffix)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From χαράσσω (kharássō, “I scratch, engrave”) + -τήρ (-tḗr, agent noun suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "χᾰρᾰκτήρ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kharaktḗr",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χᾰρᾰκτῆρος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ χᾰρᾰκτήρ",
      "roman": "ho kharaktḗr",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ χᾰρᾰκτῆρε",
      "roman": "tṑ kharaktêre",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ χᾰρᾰκτῆρες",
      "roman": "hoi kharaktêres",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ χᾰρᾰκτῆρος",
      "roman": "toû kharaktêros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν χᾰρᾰκτήροιν",
      "roman": "toîn kharaktḗroin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν χᾰρᾰκτήρων",
      "roman": "tôn kharaktḗrōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ χᾰρᾰκτῆρῐ",
      "roman": "tôi kharaktêri",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν χᾰρᾰκτήροιν",
      "roman": "toîn kharaktḗroin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς χᾰρᾰκτῆρσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χᾰρᾰκτῆρσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs kharaktêrsi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs kharaktêrsin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν χᾰρᾰκτῆρᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn kharaktêra",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ χᾰρᾰκτῆρε",
      "roman": "tṑ kharaktêre",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς χᾰρᾰκτῆρᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs kharaktêras",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χᾰρᾰκτήρ",
      "roman": "kharaktḗr",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χᾰρᾰκτῆρε",
      "roman": "kharaktêre",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χᾰρᾰκτῆρες",
      "roman": "kharaktêres",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "χᾰρᾰκτῆρος",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "third",
        "head": "χᾰρᾰκτήρ"
      },
      "expansion": "χᾰρᾰκτήρ • (kharaktḗr) m (genitive χᾰρᾰκτῆρος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "χᾰρᾰκτήρ",
        "2": "χᾰρᾰκτῆρος"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "instrument used for engraving"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "instrument",
          "instrument"
        ],
        [
          "engraving",
          "engrave"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "person who engraves, engraver"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "engraver",
          "engraver"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "impress, stamp, seal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "impress",
          "impress"
        ],
        [
          "stamp",
          "stamp"
        ],
        [
          "seal",
          "seal"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "reproduction, representation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reproduction",
          "reproduction"
        ],
        [
          "representation",
          "representation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "figure, letter, character"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "figure",
          "figure"
        ],
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "characteristic, character"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "characteristic",
          "characteristic"
        ],
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "style"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "style",
          "style"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰa.rak.tɛ̌ːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xa.rakˈtir/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xa.rakˈtir/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰa.rak.tɛ̌ːr/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰa.rakˈte̝r/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xa.rakˈtir/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xa.rakˈtir/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xa.rakˈtir/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "χαρακτήρ"
}

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