characteristicus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χαρακτηριστικός (kharaktēristikós, “characteristic”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kʰa.rak.teːˈrɪs.tɪ.kʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ka.rak.t̪eˈris.t̪i.kus]

Noun

charactēristicus m (genitive charactēristicī); second declension

characteristic

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	charactēristicus	charactēristicī
genitive	charactēristicī	charactēristicōrum
dative	charactēristicō	charactēristicīs
accusative	charactēristicum	charactēristicōs
ablative	charactēristicō	charactēristicīs
vocative	charactēristice	charactēristicī

Synonyms

charactēr

Related terms

charactēr
charactērismos

Descendants

Descendants

→ Asturian: carauterísticu, carauterística (learned)
→ Danish: karakteristika (learned)
→ Dutch: karakteristiek
→ English: characteristic
→⇒ Finnish: karakteristiikka, karakteristika, karakteristinen
→ French: caractéristique (learned)
→⇒ German: Charakteristikum, charakteristisch
→ Interlingua: characteristic
Italian: caratteristico
→ Norman: caractéthistique (learned)
→ Norwegian Nynorsk: karakteristika (learned)
→⇒ Polish: charakterystyczny, charakterystyka
→ Romanian: caracteristic, caracteristică (learned)
Sicilian: carattirìsticu
→ Serbo-Croatian: karakterìstika (learned)