statūs

From the Latin statūs, the nominative plural form of status (“condition, position, rank”).

• It is not clear how (or if) this word is pronounced. It may be enPR: stāʹto͞os, stăʹto͞os, IPA^(key): /ˈsteɪtuːs/, /ˈstatuːs/, or perhaps enPR: stāʹto͞oz, stăʹto͞oz, IPA^(key): /ˈsteɪtuːz/, /ˈstatuːz/.

statūs pl

1. (rare) plural of status
   • 2006, Hans J. Vermeer, Luhmann’s “social systems” theory, page 16

     Analogically we who observe Luhmann’s theory have two statūs²².

     ²² The ū indicates plural: status (singular) vs. statūs (plural), and so likewise with other Latin words of the so-called u-declension, e.g. nexus vs. nexūs.

• suttas