sabbatical

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek σαββατικός (sabbatikos).

Alternative forms

• sabbatic

Adjective

sabbatical (not comparable)

1. Relating to the Sabbath.
2. Relating to a sabbatical.

Translations

relating to the Sabbath

Finnish: sapatti- (fi), sapatin (fi) French: sabbatique (fr)

Spanish: sabático Swedish: sabbatlig (sv)

relating to an extended period of leave

Finnish: sapatti- (fi), sapatin (fi) Italian: sabbatico (it)

Spanish: sabático

Noun

sabbatical (plural sabbaticals)

1. An extended period of leave, often one year long, taken by an employee in order to carry out projects not otherwise associated with the employee's job. During the sabbatical, the employer may pay some or all of the wages that would have been otherwise earned or some or all of the expenses incurred. University lecturers, for example, may be granted a one-year paid sabbatical once every seven years.

Translations

extended period of leave

Dutch: sabbatjaar n., sabbatsjaar n. Finnish: sapattivapaa (fi), sapattivuosi (fi) French: année sabbatique f. German: Sabbatjahr (de) n.

Hebrew: שבתון (he) (sh"abaton) Italian: anno sabbatico (it) m. Norwegian: sabbatsår (no) n. Swedish: sabbatsår (sv) n.