estatu

Basque

Etymology

Probably a learned borrowing from Latin status.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /es̺tatu/ [es̺.t̪a.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -atu
  • Hyphenation: es‧ta‧tu

Noun

estatu inan

  1. state (polity)
  2. (archaic) state, situation

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
  • Estatu Batuak (“United States”)
  • Estatu Burujabeen Elkartea (“Commonwealth of Independent States”)
  • estatu nagusi (“general staff”)
  • estatu-arazo (“state affair”)
  • estatu-idazkari (“secretary of state”)
  • estatu-kolpe (“coup d'état”)
  • estatu-politikari (“statesman, stateswoman”)
  • Estatuaren abokatu (“State Lawyer”)
  • estatuaren zor publiko (“national debt”)
  • estatuarteko (“interstate”)
  • estatubatuar (“American”)
  • estatuburu (“head of state”)
  • estatuko gobernu (“central government”)
  • Palestinako Estatua (“State of Palestine”)

Further reading
  • "estatu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “estatu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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