figur

See also: figûr, Figur, and figür

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• figuruz

Etymology

Compare Italian figuro.

Noun

figur m

1. A (shady) character.

Related terms

• figurut

Danish

Etymology

From Latin figura.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ur

Noun

figur c (singular definite figuren, plural indefinite figurer)

1. figure
2. character

Declension

Declension of figur

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	figur	figuren	figurer	figurerne
genitive	figurs	figurens	figurers	figurernes

Derived terms

• figurant
• figuration
• figurativ
• figurere
• figurfrakke
• figurfremstilling
• figurkomposition
• figurlig
• figurløb
• figurmaleri
• figursyet
• figurtegning
• spilfigur
• tegnefilmsfigur
• videospilfigur

Further reading

• “figur” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “figur” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• figuur (1901–1947)

Etymology

From Dutch figuur, from Middle French figure (Modern French figure), from Old French figure, from Latin figūra (“form, shape, form of a word, a figure of speech, Late Latin a sketch, drawing”), from fingō (“to form, shape, mold, fashion”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to mold, shape, form, knead”). Doublet of figura and pigura.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈfiɡur/ [ˈfi.ɡʊr]
• Rhymes: -iɡur
• Syllabification: fi‧gur

Noun

figur (plural figur-figur)

1. figure

   Synonyms: bentuk, wujud

2. personage

   Synonym: tokoh

   Synonym: figura (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• figur bermakna
• figur karakter
• figur publik

Further reading

• “figur”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Ludian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian фигура (figura), from Latin figūra.

Noun

figur

1. figure

Declension

Declension of figur (type 1a/tila, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	figur	figurad
genitive	figuran	figuroiden
partitive	figurad	figuroid
essive	figuran	figuroin
instructive	—	figuroin
inessive	figuras	figuroiš
elative	figuraspiä	figuroišpiä
illative	figurah	figuroihe
adessive	figural	figuroil
ablative	figuralpiä	figuroilpiä
allative	figurale	figuroile
abessive	figurata	figuroita
prolative	figurači	figuroiči
translative	figuraks	figuroikš
additive	figurahpiä	figuroihepiä
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

References

• Juho Kujola (1944), “figur”, in Lyydiläismurteiden sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 52

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin figura.

Noun

figur m (definite singular figuren, indefinite plural figurer, definite plural figurene)

1. a figure
2. a character (in a story etc.)

Derived terms

• farsfigur
• gallionsfigur

References

• “figur” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin figura.

Noun

figur m (definite singular figuren, indefinite plural figurar, definite plural figurane)

1. a figure
2. a character (in a story etc.)

Derived terms

• farsfigur
• gallionsfigur

References

• “figur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfi.ɡur/
• Rhymes: -iɡur
• Syllabification: fi‧gur

Noun

figur f

1. genitive plural of figura

Swedish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪˈɡʉːr/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

figur c

1. a figure (shape)

   en geometrisk figur

   a geometric figure

2. a figure (representation, by drawing, modeling, or the like)

   actionfigur

   action figure

3. a figure (body shape)

   få en fin figur

   get a nice figure

4. (often somewhat derogatory) a figure (person, emphasizing personality)

   en sorglig figur

   a sad/pathetic figure

   en underlig figur

   a strange figure

5. a figure (illustrative picture or diagram)
6. a stylistic device

   Synonym: stilfigur

Declension

Declension of figur

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	figur	figurs
	definite	figuren	figurens
plural	indefinite	figurer	figurers
	definite	figurerna	figurernas

See also

• gestalt

References

• figur in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• figur in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• figur in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)