See also: Status, státus, statūs, and Statūs

English

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

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status (countable and uncountable, plural statuses or status)

  1. A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.
    Superstition is highly correlated with economic status.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. (law) The legal condition of a person or thing.
    1. (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.
  5. (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
  6. (medicine) Short for status epilepticus or status asthmaticus.

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

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Cantonese: status

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Further reading

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

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Catalan

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Noun

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status m (invariable)

  1. Alternative spelling of estatus

Chinese

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Etymology

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From English status.

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  • IPA(key): /stei̯⁵⁵ tʰɐs²¹/

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status

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) relationship status

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

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Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin status.

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status m inan

  1. status

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Further reading

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  • 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

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin status.

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status c (singular definite statussen or statusen, plural indefinite statusser or statuser)

  1. status (condition)
    1. (accounting) a company's statements of assets and liabilities (annual accounts)
  2. status (station, social standing)

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Declension of status
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative status statussen
statusen
statusser
statuser
statusserne
statuserne
genitive status' statussens
statusens
statussers
statusers
statussernes
statusernes
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Dutch

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin status.

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

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status m (plural statussen, diminutive statusje n)

  1. status (condition)
  2. status (legal position)
  3. status (station, social standing)
  4. medical file

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Esperanto

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Verb

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status

  1. conditional of stati

Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin status.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑtus/, [ˈs̠tɑ̝t̪us̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑtus
  • Syllabification(key): sta‧tus
  • Hyphenation(key): sta‧tus

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status

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

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Inflection of status (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative status statukset
genitive statuksen statusten
statuksien
partitive statusta statuksia
illative statukseen statuksiin
singular plural
nominative status statukset
accusative nom. status statukset
gen. statuksen
genitive statuksen statusten
statuksien
partitive statusta statuksia
inessive statuksessa statuksissa
elative statuksesta statuksista
illative statukseen statuksiin
adessive statuksella statuksilla
ablative statukselta statuksilta
allative statukselle statuksille
essive statuksena statuksina
translative statukseksi statuksiksi
abessive statuksetta statuksitta
instructive statuksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
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

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch status, from Latin status.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsta.tʊs]
  • Hyphenation: sta‧tus

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status (plural status-status)

  1. status:
    1. a person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others
    2. a situation or state of affairs
    3. 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
  2. (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.

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin status.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsta.tus/
  • Rhymes: -atus
  • Hyphenation: stà‧tus

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status m (invariable)

  1. status (position in society)

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

Latin

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Etymology 1

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

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status (feminine stata, neuter statum, adverb statim); first/second-declension participle

  1. fixed, set, having been set
  2. regular
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First/second-declension adjective.

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

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    status m (genitive statūs); fourth declension

    1. state, status, condition
    2. position, place
    3. rank, status
      (Can we add an example for this sense?)
    4. (New Latin) state (a political division retaining a notable degree of autonomy)
      Status PapaeThe Papal States, the name of the former territory controlled by the Pope in Italy
      Status EcclēsiasticusThe Papal State, an alternative name of the former territory controlled by the Pope in Italy
      Status PontificusThe Papal State, yet another alternative name of the former territory controlled by the Pope in Italy
      Statūs Ūnītī AmericaeA New Latin translation of the United States; cf. Cīvitātēs Foederātae Americae.
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    Fourth-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative status statūs
    genitive statūs statuum
    dative statuī statibus
    accusative statum statūs
    ablative statū statibus
    vocative status statūs
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    References

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    • 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

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    statùs m (feminine stati̇̀) stress pattern 4

    1. steep, precipitous
      status kalnas - a steep mountain

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    Non-pronominal forms (neįvardžiuotinės formos) of status
    positive degree
    neuter statu
    masculine feminine
    singular plural singular plural
    nominative status statūs stati stačios
    genitive stataus stačių stačios stačių
    dative stačiam statiems stačiai stačioms
    accusative statų stačius stačią stačias
    instrumental stačiu stačiais stačia stačiomis
    locative stačiame stačiuose stačioje stačiose
    vocative status statūs stati stačios
    comparative degree
    neuter stačiau
    masculine feminine
    singular plural singular plural
    nominative statesnis statesni statesnė statesnės
    genitive statesnio statesnių statesnės statesnių
    dative statesniam statesniems statesnei statesnėms
    accusative statesnį statesnius statesnę statesnes
    instrumental statesniu statesniais statesne statesnėmis
    locative statesniame statesniuose statesnėje statesnėse
    superlative degree
    neuter stačiausia
    masculine feminine
    singular plural singular plural
    nominative stačiausias stačiausi stačiausia stačiausios
    genitive stačiausio stačiausių stačiausios stačiausių
    dative stačiausiam stačiausiems stačiausiai stačiausioms
    accusative stačiausią stačiausius stačiausią stačiausias
    instrumental stačiausiu stačiausiais stačiausia stačiausiomis
    locative stačiausiame stačiausiuose stačiausioje stačiausiose
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    Norwegian Bokmål

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    From Latin status.

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

    1. status

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    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Etymology

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    From Latin status.

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

    1. status

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    Polish

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    Etymology

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    Learned borrowing from Latin status.

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

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    status m inan

    1. status (person’s position or standing)
      Synonyms: położenie, pozycja
    2. (law) status (legal condition)
    3. importance, weight
      Synonyms: funkcja, ranga, znaczenie

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    Further reading

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

    Portuguese

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    Etymology

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      Unadapted borrowing from Latin status. Doublet of estado.

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      status m (invariable)

      1. (sociology) status; standing (a person’s importance relative to others)
        Synonym: estatuto
      2. status; state (a condition at some point in time)
        Synonym: estado
      3. status; prestige
        • 2007, Márcia Tolotti, As Armadilhas do Consumo, Elsevier Brasil, →ISBN, page 51:
          O desejo por status pode ser considerado, no seu extremo, uma doença moderna e coletiva. Isso ocorre quando a falta ou a escassez de bens materiais representa um autodesprezo e uma prova de inferioridade.
          (please add an English translation of this quotation)

      Romanian

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed from Latin status.

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      status n (plural statusuri)

      1. state, status, condition

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      Declension of status
      singular plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative-accusative status statusul statusuri statusurile
      genitive-dative status statusului statusuri statusurilor
      vocative statusule statusurilor

      Romansch

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      Borrowed from Latin status.

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      status m

      1. status

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      • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) stadi

      Serbo-Croatian

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      Borrowed from Latin status.

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      • IPA(key): /stǎːtus/
      • Hyphenation: sta‧tus

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      státus m (Cyrillic spelling ста́тус)

      1. status, rank

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      Declension of status
      singular plural
      nominative status statusi
      genitive statusa statusa
      dative statusu statusima
      accusative status statuse
      vocative statuse statusi
      locative statusu statusima
      instrumental statusom statusima

      Spanish

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      status m (plural status)

      1. Alternative spelling of estatus

      Swedish

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      Etymology

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      From Latin status.

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      status c

      1. status (state)
      2. status ((high) social standing)

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