figur

See also: 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

Derived terms

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

Further reading

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

Indonesian

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈfiɡʊr]
• Hyphenation: fi‧gur

Noun

figur (plural figur-figur, first-person possessive figurku, second-person possessive figurmu, third-person possessive figurnya)

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, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪˈɡʉːr/

• Audio

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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
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	figur	figuren	figurer	figurerna
Genitive	figurs	figurens	figurers	figurernas

See also

• gestalt

References

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