estat

See also: estät

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈtat]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [esˈtat]
• Rhymes: -at

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin stātus. Doublet of estatus, a borrowing from Latin.

Noun

estat m (plural estats)

1. state
2. government
3. condition

Derived terms

• cap d'estat
• cop d'estat
• estatal
• Estats Units
• Estats Units d'Amèrica

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

estat (feminine estada, masculine plural estats, feminine plural estades)

1. past participle of estar
2. past participle of ésser
3. past participle of ser

Further reading

• “estat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “estat” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French estat, borrowed from Latin stātus.

Noun

estat m (plural estats or estatz)

1. state (self-governing region)
2. state; condition
   • 1532, François Rabelais, Pantagruel:

     mais leur estat est changé en estrange façon.

     But their state changed in a strange fashion

Occitan

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Latin status.

Noun

estat m (plural estats)

1. state

Derived terms

• còp d'estat

Related terms

• estatal

Etymology 2

Verb

estat

1. past participle of èsser

Old French

Alternative forms

• astat (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin status (whence also the inherited doublet esté).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtat/

Noun

estat oblique singular, m (oblique plural estaz or estatz, nominative singular estaz or estatz, nominative plural estat)

1. state
2. government
3. condition

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:estat.

Descendants

• → English: estate, state
• Middle French: estat
  • French: état
• → Middle Dutch: staet
  • Dutch: staat
    • Afrikaans: staat
    • → Indonesian: setat
    • → Papiamentu: staat (dated)
    • → Peranakan Indonesian: staat
  • → Middle Low German: stāt
    • → German: Staat
      • → Russian: штат (štat)