"caracter" meaning in Latin

See caracter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kaˈrak.tɛr] [Classical-Latin], [kaˈrak.ter] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Hellenic *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)bor. Latin caracter Borrowed from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:χαρακτήρ<t:type, nature, character>|text=+|title=caracter|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Hellenic *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)bor. Latin caracter [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "type, nature, character", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to scratch, engrave", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "χαράσσω", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tḗr", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*-tḗr", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-τήρ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc", "pos" : "agent noun suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "χαρακτήρ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "caracter", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="caracter"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”)., {{ety|la|:bor|grc:χαρακτήρ<t:type, nature, character>|text=+|title=caracter|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Hellenic *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)bor. Latin caracter Borrowed from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”). Head templates: {{la-noun|caracter/caracter<3>|g=m}} caracter m (genitive caracteris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|caracter/caracter<3>}} Forms: caracteris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], caracter [nominative, singular], caracterēs [nominative, plural], caracteris [genitive, singular], caracterum [genitive, plural], caracterī [dative, singular], caracteribus [dative, plural], caracterem [accusative, singular], caracterēs [accusative, plural], caractere [ablative, singular], caracteribus [ablative, plural], caracter [singular, vocative], caracterēs [plural, vocative]
  1. an impressed mark or stamp Tags: declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-caracter-la-noun-1r607BWF Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 72 28 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 72 28 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 30 11 11 13 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 42 16 16 25 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 30 11 11 13 11 11 11
  2. character, style Tags: declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-caracter-la-noun-jkR6J0H7 Categories (other): Latin entries with etymon, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 50 50

Inflected forms

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