staat

• IPA^(key): /stɑːt/

From Dutch staat (noun).

staat (plural state)

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

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

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

1. (Cape Afrikaans) Alternative form of staan

• IPA^(key): /staːt/

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• Hyphenation: staat
• Rhymes: -aːt

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.

staat m (plural staten, diminutive staatje n)

1. state (political entity)
2. state, condition, status
3. table, list, chart

• Afrikaans: staat
• → Indonesian: setat
• → Papiamentu: staat (dated)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

staat

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