Etat

See also: etat, état, êtat, etât, and État

French

Noun

Etat m (plural Etats)

  1. alternative spelling of État

Usage notes

  • In older French practice, capital letters did not take diacritics, so É becomes E. This was mostly done because of technical constraints. Formal orthotypography maintains the diacritics.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French état.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈtaː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aː

Noun

Etat m (strong, genitive Etats, plural Etats)

  1. budget
    Synonyms: Budget, Haushalt, Staatshaushalt
    • 2024 July 2, Maxi Broecking, “Fotografiefestival in Arles: Ironie ist eine Strategie”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎[1], →ISSN:
      Der Etat des wichtigen, internationalen Fotografiefestivals sei zwar gesunken, aber dank privater Förderer sei man nicht nur auf staatliche Gelder angewiesen, so Christoph Wiesner.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Etat [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Etat die Etats
genitive eines des Etats der Etats
dative einem dem Etat den Etats
accusative einen den Etat die Etats

Further reading

  • “Etat” in Duden online
  • “Etat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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