# status
## English
### Etymology

A learned borrowing from Latin status. A doublet of state and estate.

### Pronunciation

* (UK, General Australian, Ireland, New Zealand, General South African, US) IPA: /ˈsteɪ.təs/
* Audio (UK):(file)
* (US, Canada, General Australian, Ireland) IPA: /ˈstæt.əs/, [ˈstæɾ.əs]
* Audio (US):(file)
* (Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, many accents) IPA: /ˈstɛː.təs/, /ˈsteː.təs/
* Rhymes: -eɪtəs, -ætəs

### Noun

status (countable and uncountable, plural statuses or status)
* A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.
    Superstition is highly correlated with economic status.
* Prestige or high standing.
** 1957, Gladys Sellew, Paul Hanly Furfey, Sociology and Its Use in Nursing Service, Saunders, page 81:The king has status in his kingdom, and the pauper has status within his immediate group of peers.
** 1979 April 28, Mary A. Lowry, “Those Wonderful Women in Their Flying Machines (review)”, in Gay Community News, page 10:It is no secret that the military was a bastion of racism and sexism keeping blacks and women in the housekeeping and other non-status jobs.
* A situation or state of affairs.
    What's the status of the investigation?
    New York is known for its status as a financial center.
** 2014 March 15, “Turn It Off”, in The Economist, volume 410, number 8878:If the takeover is approved, Comcast would control 20 of the top 25 cable markets, […]. Antitrust officials will need to consider Comcast's status as a monopsony (a buyer with disproportionate power), when it comes to negotiations with programmers, whose channels it pays to carry.
* (law) The legal condition of a person or thing.
** (Canada, usually used to modify another noun) The state (of a Canadian First Nations person) of being registered under the Indian Act.
    He is a status Indian.
* (social media) A function of some instant messaging applications, whereby a user may post a message that appears automatically to other users, if they attempt to make contact.
    I'm just about to update my status to "busy".
** 2012, “Facebook Drama”, performed by Northern Cree:I read your status last night / You posted that someone else was holding you tight
* (medicine) Short for status epilepticus or status asthmaticus.

#### Usage notes

* Rarely, statūs (following Latin) is found as the plural form.

#### Derived terms

* achieved status
* ascribed status
* civil status
* flight status
* high-status
* in status nascendi
* low-status
* marital status
* master status
* relationship status
* senior status
* social status
* status absolutus
* status ailment
* status bar
* status conference
* status constructus
* status dramaticus
* status effect
* status group
* status in quo
* status line
* status mixtus
* status offender
* status offense
* status quo
* status quo ante
* status quoism
* status quoist
* status rectus
* status report
* status strip
* status symbol
* status zer0
* status zero

#### Descendants

* → Cantonese: status

#### Translations

    The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

### Further reading

* "status" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 299.

### Anagrams

* suttas

## Catalan
### Noun

status m (invariable)
* Alternative spelling of estatus

## Chinese
### Etymology

From English status.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /stei̯⁵⁵ tʰɐs²¹/

### Noun

status
* (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) relationship status

#### Usage notes

Usually in the form A_ or O_, where _ is a number.

### See also

* 報status / 报status
* A0
* O1

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin status.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈstatus]

### Noun

status m inan
* status

#### Derived terms

* status quo

#### Related terms

* arest
* arestovat
* distance
* distancovat
* etatismus
* instance
* instantní
* instituce
* instituovat
* institut
* konstanta
* konstantní
* konstatovat
* konstituce
* konstituovat
* prostituce
* prostituovat
* prostitut
* prostitutka
* restituce
* restituent
* restituovat
* stabilita
* stabilizace
* stabilizátor
* stabilizovat
* stabilní
* stacionární
* stacionář
* statistický
* statistik
* statistika
* stativ
* statut
* statutární
* stát
* státní
* státník
* státotvorný
* stáž
* substance
* substantivní
* substantivum
* substituce
* substitut
* zestátnit

### Further reading

* “status”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “status”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “status”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin status.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsdæːtus]

### Noun

status c (singular definite statussen or statusen, plural indefinite statusser or statuser)
* status (condition)
** (accounting) a company's statements of assets and liabilities (annual accounts)
* status (station, social standing)

### Noun

* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### Derived terms

* diplomatstatus
* flygtningestatus
* kultstatus
* status quo
* statuskonto
* statuslag
* statusopdatering
* statusopgørelse
* statusrapport
* statussymbol
* stjernestatus

#### Further reading

* “status” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin status.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈstaː.tʏs/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: sta‧tus

### Noun

status m (plural statussen, diminutive statusje n)
* status (condition)
* status (legal position)
* status (station, social standing)
* medical file

#### Derived terms

* beschermingsstatus
* cultstatus
* gedoogstatus
* grootmachtstatus
* junkstatus
* kredietstatus
* ontheemdenstatus
* status quo
* statusangst
* statusbalk
* statusblik
* statushouder
* statussymbool
* statuswet
* statuszucht
* verblijfsstatus
* vluchtelingenstatus
* vreemdelingenstatus

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: status

## Esperanto
### Verb

status
* conditional of stati

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin status.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈstɑtus/, [ˈs̠tɑ̝t̪us̠]
* Rhymes: -ɑtus
* Hyphenation: sta‧tus

### Noun

status
* status (a person's position or standing; high standing)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of status (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
statukseni
statukseni
accusative
nom.
statukseni
statukseni
gen.
statukseni
genitive
statukseni
statusteni statuksieni
partitive
statustani
statuksiani
inessive
statuksessani
statuksissani
elative
statuksestani
statuksistani
illative
statukseeni
statuksiini
adessive
statuksellani
statuksillani
ablative
statukseltani
statuksiltani
allative
statukselleni
statuksilleni
essive
statuksenani
statuksinani
translative
statuksekseni
statuksikseni
abessive
statuksettani
statuksittani
instructive
comitative
—statuksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
statuksesi
statuksesi
accusative
nom.
statuksesi
statuksesi
gen.
statuksesi
genitive
statuksesi
statustesi statuksiesi
partitive
statustasi
statuksiasi
inessive
statuksessasi
statuksissasi
elative
statuksestasi
statuksistasi
illative
statukseesi
statuksiisi
adessive
statuksellasi
statuksillasi
ablative
statukseltasi
statuksiltasi
allative
statuksellesi
statuksillesi
essive
statuksenasi
statuksinasi
translative
statukseksesi
statuksiksesi
abessive
statuksettasi
statuksittasi
instructive
comitative
—statuksinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
statuksemme
statuksemme
accusative
nom.
statuksemme
statuksemme
gen.
statuksemme
genitive
statuksemme
statustemme statuksiemme
partitive
statustamme
statuksiamme
inessive
statuksessamme
statuksissamme
elative
statuksestamme
statuksistamme
illative
statukseemme
statuksiimme
adessive
statuksellamme
statuksillamme
ablative
statukseltamme
statuksiltamme
allative
statuksellemme
statuksillemme
essive
statuksenamme
statuksinamme
translative
statukseksemme
statuksiksemme
abessive
statuksettamme
statuksittamme
instructive
comitative
—statuksinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
statuksenne
statuksenne
accusative
nom.
statuksenne
statuksenne
gen.
statuksenne
genitive
statuksenne
statustenne statuksienne
partitive
statustanne
statuksianne
inessive
statuksessanne
statuksissanne
elative
statuksestanne
statuksistanne
illative
statukseenne
statuksiinne
adessive
statuksellanne
statuksillanne
ablative
statukseltanne
statuksiltanne
allative
statuksellenne
statuksillenne
essive
statuksenanne
statuksinanne
translative
statukseksenne
statuksiksenne
abessive
statuksettanne
statuksittanne
instructive
comitative
—statuksinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
statuksensa
statuksensa
accusative
nom.
statuksensa
statuksensa
gen.
statuksensa
genitive
statuksensa
statustensa statuksiensa
partitive
statustaan statustansa
statuksiaan statuksiansa
inessive
statuksessaan statuksessansa
statuksissaan statuksissansa
elative
statuksestaan statuksestansa
statuksistaan statuksistansa
illative
statukseensa
statuksiinsa
adessive
statuksellaan statuksellansa
statuksillaan statuksillansa
ablative
statukseltaan statukseltansa
statuksiltaan statuksiltansa
allative
statukselleen statuksellensa
statuksilleen statuksillensa
essive
statuksenaan statuksenansa
statuksinaan statuksinansa
translative
statuksekseen statukseksensa
statuksikseen statuksiksensa
abessive
statuksettaan statuksettansa
statuksittaan statuksittansa
instructive
comitative
—statuksineen statuksinensa :

#### Derived terms

* statusrakenne
* statussymboli

### Further reading

* “status”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* tassut

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch status, from Latin status.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsta.tʊs]
* Hyphenation: sta‧tus

### Noun

status (plural status-status)
* status:
** A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.
** A situation or state of affairs.
** A function of some instant messaging applications, whereby a user may post a message that appears automatically to other users, if they attempt to make contact.
* (healthcare) A medical file, medical record.
** 2020, Nurman Hidaya, Alfianur, Fitriya Handayani, Manajemen dan Kepemimpinan dalam Keperawatan, Indramayu: Adab, →ISBN:Kegiatan audit dilakukan oleh kepala ruangan pada status pasien yang telah pulang atau meninggal.Audit was done by ward leader on discharged or death patient's medical record.
** 2018, Anita Daniel, Secangkir Kopi di Sudut Rumah Sakit, Sleman: Diandra Kreatif:Suster April menyerahkan status pasien dengan nama Savannah Wiradinata.Nurse April brought Savannah Wiradinata's medical record.

#### Derived terms

* berstatus
* status diploid
* status gizi
* status limnologis
* status sosial

#### Related terms

* statuta
* statuter

### Further reading

* “status” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin status.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsta.tus/
* Rhymes: -atus
* Hyphenation: stà‧tus

### Noun

status m (invariable)
* status (position in society)

### Further reading

* status in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈsta.tus/, [ˈs̠t̪ät̪ʊs̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈsta.tus/, [ˈst̪äːt̪us]

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Italic *statos. Perfect passive participle of sistō (“I cause to stand, set, place”) in its causative meaning.

#### Participle

status (feminine stata, neuter statum, adverb statim); first/second-declension participle
* fixed, set, having been set
* regular

##### Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tus. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *statъ (“wealth”).

#### Noun

status m (genitive statūs); fourth declension
* state, status, condition
* position, place
* rank, status
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)
* (New Latin) state (a political division retaining a notable degree of autonomy)
    Status Papae ― The Papal States, the name of the former territory controlled by the Pope in Italy
    Status Ecclēsiasticus ― The Papal State, an alternative name of the former territory controlled by the Pope in Italy
    Status Pontificus ― The Papal State, yet another alternative name of the former territory controlled by the Pope in Italy
    Statūs Ūnītī Americae ― A New Latin translation of the United States; cf. Cīvitātēs Foederātae Americae.

##### Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

##### Derived terms

* statuō
* status nātūrae

##### Descendants

* Insular Romance:
** Sardinian: istadu, istatu, istau
* Balkano-Romance:
** Aromanian: stat
** Romanian: stat
* Italo-Romance:
** Corsican: statu
*** Gallurese: statu
** Italian: stato
*** → Aromanian: stat (polity)
*** → Romanian: stat (polity)
** Neapolitan: stato
** Sicilian: statu
*** → Maltese: stat
** Venetan: stato, stado
* Rhaeto-Romance:
** Friulian: stât
** Ladin: stat
** Romansch: stadi, stedi, stat
* Gallo-Italic:
** Emilian: stè, stê
** Ligurian: stâto
** Lombard: stat
** Piedmontese: stat
** Romagnol: stèt
* Gallo-Romance:
** Catalan: estat
** Occitan: estat
** Old French: esté
*** Middle French: esté
**** Bourguignon: étai
**** French: été
* Ibero-Romance:
** Mirandese: stado
** Old Galician-Portuguese: estado
*** Fala: estau
*** Galician: estado
*** Portuguese: estado
** Spanish: estado
** →? Asturian: estáu
* Borrowings:
** →? Albanian: shtet
** → Azerbaijani: status
** → Bulgarian: статус (status)
** → Catalan: estatus
** → Cornish: stat
** → Czech: status
** → Dutch: status
*** → Indonesian: status
** → English: status
*** → Cantonese: status
** → Esperanto: stato
** → Finnish: status
** → German: Status
** → Ido: stato
** → Interlingua: stato
** → Irish: stad, stádas
** → Italian: status
** → Middle Low German: stat
*** → Danish: stat
*** → Norwegian Bokmål: stat
*** → Norwegian Nynorsk: stat
*** → Swedish: stat
*** → Polabian: stat
** → Macedonian: статус (status)
** → Old French: estat, astat (rare)
*** Bourguignon: était
*** Middle French: estat
**** French: état
***** Haitian Creole: eta
*** Norman: êtat
*** Walloon: estat
*** → English: estate, state
*** → Middle Dutch: staet
**** Dutch: staat
***** Afrikaans: staat
***** → Indonesian: setat
***** → Papiamentu: staat (dated)
***** → Peranakan Indonesian: staat
**** → Middle Low German: stāt
***** → German: Staat
****** → Esperanto: ŝtato
****** → Russian: штат (štat)
** → Polish: status
** → Portuguese: status
** → Romanian: status
** → Romansch: status
** → Russian: ста́тус (státus)
** → Serbo-Croatian: ста́тус, status
** → Spanish: estatus
** → Welsh: ystad

### References

* “status”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “status”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* "status", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

## Lithuanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /staˈtus/

### Adjective

statùs m (feminine statì) stress pattern 4
* steep, precipitous
    status kalnas - a steep mountain

#### Related terms

(Adjectives)
* stačias

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Latin status.

### Noun

status m (definite singular statusen, indefinite plural statuser, definite plural statusene)
* status

#### Derived terms

* bystatus
* statussymbol

### References

* “status” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Latin status.

### Noun

status m (definite singular statusen, indefinite plural statusar, definite plural statusane)
* status

#### Derived terms

* bystatus
* statussymbol

### References

* “status” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin status.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsta.tus/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -atus
* Syllabification: sta‧tus

### Noun

status m inan
* status (person’s position or standing)
    Synonyms: położenie, pozycja
* (law) status (legal condition)
* importance, weight
    Synonyms: funkcja, ranga, znaczenie

#### Declension
### Further reading

* status in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* status in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin status. Doublet of estado.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsta.tus/, /isˈta.tus/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsta.tus/, /isˈta.tus/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈsta.tuʃ/, /iʃˈta.tuʃ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈsta.tus/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈsta.tuʃ/

### Noun

status m (invariable)
* (sociology) status; standing (a person’s importance relative to others)
    Synonym: estatuto
* status; state (a condition at some point in time)
    Synonym: estado
* status; prestige

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:status.

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin status.

### Noun

status n (plural statusuri)
* state, status, condition

#### Declension
## Romansch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin status.

### Noun

status m
* status

#### Synonyms

* (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) stadi

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin status.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /stǎːtus/
* Hyphenation: sta‧tus

### Noun

státus m (Cyrillic spelling ста́тус)
* status, rank

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /esˈtatus/ [esˈt̪a.t̪us]
* Rhymes: -atus

### Noun

status m (plural status)
* Alternative spelling of estatus

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Latin status.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

status c
* status (state)
* status ((high) social standing)

#### Related terms

* statusjakt
* statussymbol

### References

* status in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* status in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* status in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)