characteristicus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʰa.rak.teːˈris.ti.kus/, [kʰäräkt̪eːˈrɪs̠t̪ɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ka.rak.teˈris.ti.kus/, [käräkt̪eˈrist̪ikus]

Noun

charactēristicus m (genitive charactēristicī); second declension

1. 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)