estatu

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Basque

Etymology

Probably a learned borrowing from Latin status.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /es̺tatu/
Rhymes: -atu
Hyphenation: es‧ta‧tu

Noun

estatu inan

state (polity)
(archaic) state, situation

Declension

Declension of estatu (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	estatu	estatua	estatuak
ergative	estatuk	estatuak	estatuek
dative	estaturi	estatuari	estatuei
genitive	estaturen	estatuaren	estatuen
comitative	estaturekin	estatuarekin	estatuekin
causative	estaturengatik	estatuarengatik	estatuengatik
benefactive	estaturentzat	estatuarentzat	estatuentzat
instrumental	estatuz	estatuaz	estatuez
inessive	estatutan	estatuan	estatuetan
locative	estatutako	estatuko	estatuetako
allative	estatutara	estatura	estatuetara
terminative	estatutaraino	estaturaino	estatuetaraino
directive	estatutarantz	estaturantz	estatuetarantz
destinative	estatutarako	estaturako	estatuetarako
ablative	estatutatik	estatutik	estatuetatik
partitive	estaturik	—	—
prolative	estatutzat	—	—

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
“estatu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

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