Status

See also: status, státus, and statūs

German

Etymology

From Latin stātus. Doublet of Staat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtaːtʊs/ (common)
  • IPA(key): /ˈstaːtʊs/ (chiefly learned variant; singular or plural)
  • IPA(key): /ˈstaːˌtuːs/ (learned variant for the plural)
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Noun

Status m (genitive Status, plural Status or Statusse or Stati)

  1. status (standing)
  2. status (notification in social networking)
  3. state (situation)

Usage notes

  • The traditional plural is Status, 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

Further reading

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