sojourn

English

Etymology

Old French sojor, sojorner (modern séjour, séjourner), from (assumed) Vulgar Latin *subdiurnāre, from Latin sub- (“under, a little over”) + Late Latin diurnus (“lasting for a day”), from Latin diurnum (“day”).

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈsɒdʒɜːn/, /ˈsɒdʒən/ /ˈsəʊdʒɜːn/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)n

Noun

sojourn (plural sojourns)

1. A short stay somewhere.
2. A temporary residence.

   Though long detained / In that obscure sojourn. — Milton.

Translations

A short stay somewhere

Bosnian: boravak (bs) m. Danish: ophold (da) n. Finnish: oleskelu (fi) French: séjour (fr) m. German: Aufenthalt (de) m. Icelandic: dvöl (is) f., viðdvöl (is) f. Italian: soggiorno (it) m.

Polish: pobyt (pl), pobyt (pl) m. Portuguese: estadia (pt) f. Romanian: sejur (ro) n. Russian: временное пребывание n. Scottish Gaelic: còmhnaidh (gd) f. Spanish: estadía (es) f.

A temporary residence

Danish: opholdssted (da) n. Finnish: oleskelu (fi)

Scottish Gaelic: còmhnaidh (gd) f.

Verb

sojourn (third-person singular simple present sojourns, present participle sojourning, simple past and past participle sojourned)

1. (intransitive) To reside somewhere temporarily, especially as a guest or lodger.

Conjugation

• The archaic third-person singular present active indicative form sojourneth is also attested.

Translations

Stay temporarily

Bosnian: boraviti (bs) Danish: opholde sig (da) Finnish: oleskella (fi) French: séjourner (fr) Icelandic: dveljast um tíma (is), hafa viðdvöl (is)

Italian: soggiornare (it) Portuguese: peregrinar (pt) Traditional Chinese: 旅居，寄住 Welsh: ymdeithio (cy)

Related terms

• sojourner

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