statue
See also: Statue and statué
English
Etymology
From Old French statue, from Latin statua, derived from statuō (“set up or erect”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈstæt͡ʃ.uː/, /ˈstæt.juː/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈstæt͡ʃu/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
statue (plural statues)
- A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
- c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act V, scene iii]:
- I will raise her statue in pure gold.
- 2017 October 8, “Confederacy”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 4, episode 26, HBO:
- It’s true, Robert E. Lee was opposed to statues of people like Robert E. Lee! So any city that decides to keep a statue of him should, at the very least, add a speech bubble saying, “You know, I specifically told you all not to do this.”!
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- (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
three-dimensional work of art
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portrait — see portrait
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
Declension of statue
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | statue | statuen | statuer | statuerne |
genitive | statues | statuens | statuers | statuernes |
References
- “statue” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Etymology
From Old French statue, from Latin statua.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sta.ty/
Audio: "une statue" (file)
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 [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- tuâtes
Italian
Noun
statue f
- plural of statua
Anagrams
- astute
Latin
Verb
statue
- second-person singular present active imperative of statuō
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.