English

Noun

Sabbat ‎(plural Sabbats)

1. (Wicca) Any one of the eight major holy days celebrated in Wicca.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzabat/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈzabɐt/ (common speech)
• Homophone: sabbert (nonstandard)

Noun

Sabbat m ‎(genitive Sabbats, plural Sabbate)

1. the Sabbath
2. (poetic) Sunday

Derived terms

See also

• Samstag

English

Noun

sabbat ‎(plural sabbats)

1. witches' Sabbath

French

Alternative forms

• chabbat, shabbat

Etymology

Borrowing 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/

Noun

sabbat m ‎(plural sabbats)

1. Sabbath, biblical seventh day

   Les juifs observent fort exactement le sabbat.

2. 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)

3. noisy meeting

   Ces ivrognes ont fait un terrible sabbat.

Related terms

• sabbataire
• sabbatique
• sabbatiser
• sabbatisme
• sabbatiste

See also

• samedi

References

• “sabbat” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Etymology

From Latin sabbata, sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον ‎(sábbaton, “Sabbath”).

Noun

sabbat m ‎(plural sabbats)

1. (Jersey) witches' Sabbath

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Hebrew שבת ‎(shabát).

Noun

sabbat m ‎(definite singular sabbaten, indefinite plural sabbater, definite plural sabbatene)

1. 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)

1. Sabbath (as above)

Derived terms

• heksesabbat

References

• “sabbat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Noun

sabbat m (plural sabbats)

1. Alternative form of sabá

Swedish

Noun

sabbat c

1. Sabbath (Biblical seventh day of the week, observed in Judaism and by some Christians)
2. Sabbath (Sunday, observed by the majority of Christians)

Declension

Derived terms

• sabbatsår