staat

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Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Dutch staat (noun).

Noun

staat (plural state)

  1. state (nation)
  2. state (subdivision of a nation)
  3. state (condition)

Etymology 2

From Dutch staat, third-person singular present of staan, whence Afrikaans staan.

Verb

staat (present staat, present participle staande, past participle gestaat)

  1. (Cape Afrikaans) Alternative form of staan

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /staːt/
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  • Hyphenation: staat
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch staet, from Latin status. The sense for a political entity derives from Middle French état, from Old French estat, from the Latin. The sense "plantation" is a semantic loan from English estate.

Noun

staat m (plural staten, diminutive staatje n)

  1. state (political entity)
  2. state, condition, status
  3. table, list, chart
  4. (Suriname, obsolete) plantation
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: staat
  • → Indonesian: setat
  • → Papiamentu: staat (dated)
  • → Peranakan Indonesian: staat

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

staat

  1. inflection of staan:
    1. second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. (archaic) plural imperative

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English start.

Pronunciation

Verb

staat

  1. to start, to begin
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Revilieshan 1:17:
      Wen mi si di man, mi fling dong miself a im fut an no muuv — laik se mi ded. Den im chrech out im rait an, an toch mi an se tu mi se, “No bada fried. Mi a di fos an mi a di laas — evriting staat wid mi, an evriting don wid mi.
      When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, "Fear not, I am the first and the last,
      (literally, “When I saw the man, I threw myself at his feet and he touched me and said to me "Don't be afraid. I am the first and the last. Everything started with me and everything will finish with me"”)

Further reading

Peranakan Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch staat.

Noun

staat

  1. state (political entity)
    Synonym: negri
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