estatua

See also: estátua and estàtua

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin statua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtatwa/ [es̪ˈt̪a.t̪wa]
• Rhymes: -atwa
• Syllabification: es‧ta‧tua

Noun

estatua f (plural estatues)

1. statue (three-dimensional work of art)

Basque

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish estatua (“statue”), from Latin statua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /es̺tatwa/ [es̺.t̪a.t̪wa]
• Rhymes: -atwa, -a

Noun

estatua inan

1. statue

Declension

Declension of estatua (inan a-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	estatua	estatua	estatuak	estatuok
ergative	estatuak	estatuak	estatuek	estatuok
dative	estatuari	estatuari	estatuei	estatuoi
genitive	estatuaren	estatuaren	estatuen	estatuon
comitative	estatuarekin	estatuarekin	estatuekin	estatuokin
causative	estatuarengatik	estatuarengatik	estatuengatik	estatuongatik
benefactive	estatuarentzat	estatuarentzat	estatuentzat	estatuontzat
instrumental	estatuaz	estatuaz	estatuez	estatuotaz
innesive	estatuatan	estatuan	estatuetan	estatuotan
locative	estatuatako	estatuako	estatuetako	estatuotako
allative	estatuatara	estatuara	estatuetara	estatuotara
terminative	estatuataraino	estatuaraino	estatuetaraino	estatuotaraino
directive	estatuatarantz	estatuarantz	estatuetarantz	estatuotarantz
destinative	estatuatarako	estatuarako	estatuetarako	estatuotarako
ablative	estatuatatik	estatuatik	estatuetatik	estatuotatik
partitive	estatuarik	—	—	—
prolative	estatuatzat	—	—	—

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /es̺tatua/ [es̺.t̪a.t̪u.a]
• Rhymes: -ua, -a
• Hyphenation: es‧ta‧tu‧a

Noun

estatua

1. absolutive singular of estatu

Further reading

• “estatua”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “estatua”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Galician

Estatua

Alternative forms

• estátua (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin statua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtatwa/ [es̺ˈt̪a.t̪wɐ]
• Rhymes: -atwa
• Hyphenation: es‧ta‧tua

Noun

estatua f (plural estatuas)

1. statue

Related terms

• estatuario

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “estatua”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “estatua”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “estatua”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin statua.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

  (file)

Noun

estatua f (plural estatuas)

1. statue

References

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎^[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 300

Portuguese

Verb

estatua

1. inflection of estatuir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin statua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtatwa/ [esˈt̪a.t̪wa]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -atwa
• Syllabification: es‧ta‧tua

Noun

estatua f (plural estatuas)

1. statue

Derived terms

• estatua ecuestre

Descendants

• → Basque: estatua
• → Cebuano: estatuwa
• → Tagalog: estatwa

See also

• escultura

Further reading

• “estatua”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025