karakteristik

Danish

Noun

karakteristik c (singular definite karakteristikken, plural indefinite karakteristikker)

1. characteristic

Inflection

Declension of karakteristik

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	karakteristik	karakteristikken	karakteristikker	karakteristikkerne
genitive	karakteristiks	karakteristikkens	karakteristikkers	karakteristikkernes

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English characteristic, from Ancient Greek χαρακτηριστικός (kharaktēristikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈrak̚təristik]
• Hyphenation: ka‧rak‧têr‧is‧tik

Noun

karaktêristik (plural karakteristik-karakteristik)

1. a characteristic, distinguishing feature of a person or thing

Further reading

• “karakteristik”, 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

Swedish

Alternative forms

• karaktäristik

Etymology

Borrowed from French caractéristique, ultimately from Ancient Greek χαρακτηριστικός (kharaktēristikós). By surface analysis, karaktär +‎ -ist +‎ -ik. First attested in 1795

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːk

Noun

karakteristik c

1. characterization [from 1808]

Declension

Declension of karakteristik

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	karakteristik	karakteristiks
	definite	karakteristiken	karakteristikens
plural	indefinite	karakteristiker	karakteristikers
	definite	karakteristikerna	karakteristikernas

Adjective

karakteristik

2. (obsolete) characteristic (being a distinguishing feature)

   Synonym: karakteristisk

References

• “karakteristik”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)