Staat

See also: staat

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German stāt, from Middle Dutch staet, probably via Old French estat from Latin status. The semantic development was influenced by cognate modern French état. Doublet of Status.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtaːt/
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  • Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

Staat m (mixed, genitive Staates or Staats, plural Staaten)

  1. country, state (politically constituted legal person wielding absolute power of a population and territory)
  2. state (UK), government (US), authorities (the entire political and administrative system of such an entity)
    • 1932, Erich Mühsam, Die Befreiung der Gesellschaft vom Staat, in: Erich Mühsam: Prosaschriften II, Verlag europäische ideen Berlin (1978), page 253:
      Immer wieder hören wir die Frage von Personen, denen die Gedankenwelt des Anarchismus nicht vertraut ist: Was wollt ihr eigentlich? Wie stellt ihr euch eine Gesellschaft ohne Staat und Obrigkeit vor?
      Again and again we hear the question from people who are not familiar with the world of ideas of anarchism: What do you actually want? How do you imagine a society without state and authorities?
  3. (archaic) entourage of a sovereign or prince
  4. (dated, except in idioms) stateliness; that which gives the effect of it; fine appearance in clothing and ménage
    SonntagsstaatSunday best
    • 2005, Aslı Sevindim, Candlelight Döner. Geschichten über meine deutsch-türkische Familie, Berlin: Ullstein, →ISBN, page 151:
      Stefans Mutter sah erst ihren Sohn an, dann ihren Mann – zwei verstummte Gestalten, die heute hier zur Not auch verdursten würden –, mit denen war kein Staat zu machen und erst recht keine türkische Hochzeit, also übernahm sie das Ruder.
      Stefan’s mother first looked at her son, then at her husband – two silent figures who would die from thirst here and today if push came to shove – they were useless for making a good appearance, and the more so for a Turkish wedding, so she took the helm.

Usage notes

  • Obsolete plural forms include Staate and Stäte.

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Russian: штат (štat)
    • Bashkir: штат (ştat)
    • Georgian: შტატი (šṭaṭi)
    • Kazakh: штат (ştat)
  • Ukrainian: штат (štat)

Further reading

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtɔːt/

Noun

Staat m (plural Staate)

  1. state

Further reading

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