sabbat
English
Etymology
From French sabbat (“Sabbath”).
Noun
sabbat (plural sabbats)
- witches' Sabbath
Anagrams
- abbats, batabs
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sabbatum (“Sabbath”), from Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton, “Sabbath”), from Hebrew שַׁבָּת (shabát, “Sabbath”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑ.bɑt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: sab‧bat
Noun
sabbat m (plural sabbats, diminutive sabbatje n)
- Sabbath
Synonyms
- sjabbat
- sjabbes
Derived terms
- sabbatjaar
- sabbatsheiliging
- sabbatsrust
- sabbatschennis
Descendants
- Negerhollands: sabbath
- → Papiamentu: sabbat (dated)
French
Alternative forms
- chabbat, shabbat
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sabbata or sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton, “Sabbath”), from Hebrew שבת (shabát, “Sabbath”).
In regards to the semantic evolution to "witches' meeting" compare with ramdam, brouhaha. See also samedi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.ba/
Audio (file) - Homophone: Saba
Noun
sabbat m (plural sabbats)
- Sabbath, biblical seventh day
- Les juifs observent fort exactement le sabbat.
- witches' Sabbath, meeting of witches at midnight
- Qu’est-ce que vous portez donc là, mon petit fieu ? — Des crapauds qui t’ont vue au sabbat, vieille sorcière, répondit celui-ci. (Charles Deulin, Manneken-Pis)
- noisy meeting
- Ces ivrognes ont fait un terrible sabbat.
Related terms
- sabbataire
- sabbatique
- sabbatiser
- sabbatisme
- sabbatiste
Descendants
- → English: sabbat
See also
- samedi
References
- “sabbat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading
- “sabbat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Maltese
| Root |
|---|
| s-b-t |
| 2 terms |
Etymology
From Arabic سَبَّتَ (sabbata), intensive of سَبَتَ (sabata, “to cut, smite, cast down”). The root partly overlaps with س ب ط (s-b-ṭ), which could explain the Maltese a-vocalism. It is likely that the verb was later associated with and influenced by the unrelated Sicilian sbattiri, Italian sbattere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsab.bat/
Verb
sabbat (imperfect jsabbat)
- to bang, thump, stamp
Conjugation
| Conjugation of sabbat | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| perfect | m | sabbatt | sabbatt | sabbat | sabbatna | sabbattu | sabbtu | |
| f | sabbtet | |||||||
| imperfect | m | nsabbat | ssabbat | jsabbat | nsabbtu | ssabbtu | jsabbtu | |
| f | ssabbat | |||||||
| imperative | sabbat | sabbtu | ||||||
Norman
Etymology
From Latin sabbata, sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton, “Sabbath”).
Noun
sabbat m (plural sabbats)
- (Jersey) witches' Sabbath
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Hebrew שבת (shabát).
Noun
sabbat m (definite singular sabbaten, indefinite plural sabbater, definite plural sabbatene)
- Sabbath, the Biblical seventh day of the week, observed as a day of rest in Judaism
Derived terms
- heksesabbat
References
- “sabbat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Hebrew שבת (shabát).
Noun
sabbat m (definite singular sabbaten, indefinite plural sabbatar, definite plural sabbatane)
- Sabbath (as above)
Derived terms
- heksesabbat
References
- “sabbat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Noun
sabbat m (plural sabbats)
- Alternative form of sabá
Swedish
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Hebrew שַׁבָּת.
Noun
sabbat c
- Sabbath (Biblical seventh day of the week, observed in Judaism and by some Christians)
- Sabbath (Sunday, observed by the majority of Christians)
Declension
| Declension of sabbat | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | sabbat | sabbaten | sabbater | sabbaterna |
| Genitive | sabbats | sabbatens | sabbaters | sabbaternas |
Derived terms
- sabbatsår
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
sabbat
- supine of sabba.