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statue
English
Etymology
From Old French statue, from Latin statua, derived from statu? (“set up or erect”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?stæt?.u?/, /?stæt.ju?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?stæt?u/
Noun
statue (plural statues)
- A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
- (dated) A portrait.
- a. 1876, Philip Massinger, Mart and Mansion
- The young lady just then would have formed a graceful model for a statue of Attention
- a. 1876, Philip Massinger, Mart and Mansion
Hypernyms
- image, sculpture, simulacrum
Hyponyms
- bust, figurine
Derived terms
- statued
- statuelike
- statuesque
Related terms
- statuary
- statuette
Translations
Verb
statue (third-person singular simple present statues, present participle statuing, simple past and past participle statued)
- (transitive) To form a statue of; to make into a statue.
- 1623, Owen Feltham, Resolves: Divine, Moral, Political
- The whole man becomes as if statued into stone and earth.
- 1623, Owen Feltham, Resolves: Divine, Moral, Political
Anagrams
- astute
Danish
Noun
statue c (singular definite statuen, plural indefinite statuer)
- statue
Inflection
References
- “statue” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Etymology
From Old French statue, from Latin statua.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sta.ty/
Noun
statue f (plural statues)
- statue
Derived terms
- statue de la Liberté
Related terms
- statuaire
Further reading
- “statue” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- tuâtes
Italian
Noun
statue f
- plural of statua
Anagrams
- astute
Latin
Verb
statue
- second-person singular present active imperative of statu?
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin statua
Noun
statue m (definite singular statuen, indefinite plural statuer, definite plural statuene)
- a statue
Related terms
- statuett
References
- “statue” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin statua
Noun
statue m (definite singular statuen, indefinite plural statuar, definite plural statuane)
- a statue
Related terms
- statuett
References
- “statue” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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statuette
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French statuette, from statue +? -ette.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?t
Noun
statuette (plural statuettes)
- A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.
Translations
See also
- figurine
French
Etymology
statue +? -ette
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sta.t??t/
Noun
statuette f (plural statuettes)
- statuette
Italian
Noun
statuette f
- plural of statuetta
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