in statu quo

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin in statū quō (literally “in the state in which”). First attested in 1602.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭn′ stä′to͞o kwō′, -stā′tyo͞o-, -stăch′o͞o-
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɪn ˈstɑ.tu ˈkwoʊ/, /-ˈsteɪ.tju-/, /-ˈstæt͡ʃ.u-/
• Hyphenation: in sta‧tu quo

Adverb

in statu quo (not comparable)

1. In the former or same state.

Translations

in the former or same state

• Polish: in statu quo

Further reading

• “in statu quo”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914), “in statu quo, adv.”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, revised edition, volumes III (Hoop–O), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 3123, column 1.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “in statu quo, adv.”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to XII), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 3123, column 1.

Latin

Etymology

Literally, “in the state in which”.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɪn ˈsta.tuː ˈkʷoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈin ˈstaː.tu ˈkʷɔː]
• Hyphenation: in sta‧tū quō

Phrase

in statū quō

1. (This entry is a descendant hub.) in statu quo

Descendants

• → English: in statu quo
• → Polish: in statu quo

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin in statū quō (literally “in the state in which”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈin ˈsta.tu ˈkfɔ/
• Syllabification: in sta‧tu quo

Adverb

in statu quo (not comparable)

1. in statu quo (in the former or same state)

Further reading

• “in statu quo”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “statu-quo”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861, volume II, page 1563