statal

English

From state +‎ -al.

statal (not comparable)

(dated) Pertaining to a State of the American Union, in contrast to the federal government.
- 1879, Albion W. Tourgée, A Fool's Errand, by One of the Fools:
  Every element of a State of the American Union remained, except this statal relation to the Union;
Relating to a state.
(linguistics) Pertaining to a word or word form (such as a passive verb or a modifier) or other linguistic element that denotes a state rather than an action or process.
- 1971, Manindra K. Verma, The Structure of the Noun Phrase in English and Hindi, page 160:
  All (pre-nominal) participial modifiers in Hindi have a statal meaning whether or not they involve a statal verb (something like “in the state of sleeping / having slept / running / eating / having been washed”, etc.).
Resulting from structural considerations as opposed to actions.
- 2004, Ros Edwards, Children, Home and School: Regulation, Autonomy Or Connection?, →ISBN:
  Finally, implications for future policy and practice in relation to respect, trust, and students' rights are considered, with the possibility of increasing connection and reducing social exclusion by thinking in new terms of addressing statal exclusions through participation rights.

to a state of the US

relating to a state

statal (not comparable)

statal m or n (feminine singular statală, masculine plural statali, feminine and neuter plural statale)

		masculine	feminine	masculine	neuter
		singular		plural
nominative- accusative	indefinite	statal	statală	statali	statale
nominative- accusative	definite	statalul	statala	statalii	statalele
genitive- dative	indefinite	statal	statale	statali	statale
genitive- dative	definite	statalului	statalei	statalilor	statalelor