ĥaraktero

Esperanto

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”), from χαράσσω (kharássō, “I engrave”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xarakˈtero/
  • Hyphenation: ĥa‧rak‧te‧ro
  • Rhymes: -ero

Noun

ĥaraktero (uncountable, accusative ĥarakteron)

  1. (rare, archaic, nonstandard) character, personality, nature
    • 1888, L. L. Zamenhof, Dua Libro de l' lingvo Internacia:
      Vi havas noblan ĥarakteron!
      You have a noble character!
    • 1927, Kazimierz Bein (translator), La Faraono, B. Prus:
      Ili scias, ke oni devas multon pardoni al la kronprinco, precipe, se li havas tiel uraganan ĥarakteron.
      They know that they have to forgive a lot from the crown prince, especially when he has such a cyclonic personality.
    • 1968, Geologio internacia, page 61:
      en ĝenerala ĥaraktero [la grupo] konfirmas la tezon
      in general character [the group] confirms the thesis
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