Status
German
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin status. Doublet of Staat.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈʃtaːtʊs/ (common)
- IPA(key): /ˈstaːtʊs/ (chiefly learned variant; singular or plural)
- IPA(key): /ˈstaːˌtuːs/ (learned variant for the plural)
Audio: (file)
Noun
editStatus m (strong, genitive Status, plural Status or Statusse or (proscribed) Stati)
Usage notes
edit- The traditional plural is Status (rarely spelled Statūs), but Statusse is more common in speech and also readily attestable in edited texts. In the context of social networking, Statusse seems even strongly predominant.
Declension
editDeclension of Status [masculine, strong]
Further reading
edit- “Status” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Status” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Status” in Duden online
- Status on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de