sabbat

Etymology

From French sabbat (“Sabbath”)

Noun

sabbat (plural sabbats)

1. witches' Sabbath

Anagrams

• abbats, batabs

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sabbatum (“Sabbath”), from Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton, “Sabbath”), from Hebrew שַׁבָּת‎ (shabát, “Sabbath”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑ.bɑt/

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Noun

sabbat m (plural sabbats, diminutive sabbatje n)

1. Sabbath

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/

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.

References

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

Further reading

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

Etymology

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

Noun

sabbat m (plural sabbats)

1. (Jersey) witches' Sabbath

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

References

• “sabbat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Hebrew שבת‎ (shabát).

Noun

sabbat m (definite singular sabbaten, indefinite plural sabbatar, definite plural sabbatane)

1. Sabbath (as above)

References

• “sabbat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Noun

sabbat m (plural sabbats)

1. Alternative form of sabá

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)