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status.

position, situation, condition; rank; standing, status;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈsta.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈstaː.tus]
  1. fixed, set, having been set

    declension-1 · declension-2 · participle
  2. regular

    declension-1 · declension-2 · participle
Where this word comes from

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

noun[ˈsta.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈstaː.tus]
  1. state, status, condition

    declension-4 · masculine
  2. position, place

    declension-4 · masculine
  3. rank, status

    declension-4 · masculine
  4. state (a political division retaining a notable degree of autonomy)

    New-Latin · declension-4 · masculine
    Status Papae
    Status Ecclēsiasticus
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Italic *status, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tus ~ *sth₂téws. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *statъ (“wealth”).

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