Etat

See also: etat, état, êtat, etât, and État

French

Noun

Etat m (plural Etats)

  1. Alternative spelling of État

Usage notes
  • In older French practice, capital letters did not take diacritics, so É becomes E. This was mostly done because of technical constraints. Formal orthotypography maintains the diacritics.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French état.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eˈtaː/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aː

Noun

Etat m (strong, genitive Etats, plural Etats)

  1. budget
    Synonyms: Budget, Haushalt, Staatshaushalt

Declension
Declension of Etat [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Etat die Etats
genitive eines des Etats der Etats
dative einem dem Etat den Etats
accusative einen den Etat die Etats

Further reading
  • “Etat” in Duden online
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