Etat

== French == === Noun === Etat m (plural Etats) 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. Doublet of Staat and Status. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eˈtaː/ Rhymes: -aː === Noun === Etat m (strong, genitive Etats, plural Etats) budget Synonyms: Budget, Haushalt, Staatshaushalt ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Etat” in Duden online “Etat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache