sabbatical

See also: Sabbatical

English

Alternative forms

• Sabbatic, sabbatic
• Sabbatical

Etymology

From Latin sabbaticus +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈbætɪkəl/
• (US) IPA^(key): [səˈbæɾɪk(ə)ɫ]

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

sabbatical (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

• sabbatical leave
• sabbatically
• Sabbatically
• sabbatical officer
• sabbatical year
• unsabbatical

Related terms

• Sabbatarian
• sabbatarian
• sabbatarianism
• Sabbatarianism
• Sabbath
• sabbath
• Sabbatism
• sabbatism
• shabbat
• Shabbat
• Shabbos
• shabbos

Translations

relating to the Sabbath

• Bulgarian: съботен (sǎboten)
• Finnish: sapatti- (fi), sapatin (fi)
• French: sabbatique (fr)
• German: sabbatlich
• Italian: sabbatico
• Portuguese: sabático (pt)
• Spanish: sabático (es)
• Swedish: sabbatlig
• Turkish: Sebt, Sebt Günü
• Volapük: jabatik
• Yiddish: שבתדיק (shabesdik)

an extended period of leave

• Finnish: sapatti- (fi), sapatin (fi)
• Italian: sabbatico
• Portuguese: sabático (pt)
• Russian: тво́рческий (ru) (tvórčeskij)
• Spanish: sabático (es)

Noun

sabbatical (plural sabbaticals)

1. An extended period of leave from a person's usual pursuits.
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     Gen Z is using micro-retirement to avoid burnout, find greater fulfillment in their work, and enhance their overall well-being. However, it’s not just Gen-Z: According to a survey from Side Hustles, 10% of workers are considering taking a micro-retirement and 75% thought employers should offer micro-retirement policies such as unpaid sabbaticals. […] Your employer may offer flexibility or the option to take a sabbatical.

2. A sabbatical year (ancient religious observance).

Derived terms

• presabbatical

Descendants

• → Dutch: sabbatical

Translations

extended period of leave

• Dutch: sabbatsjaar (nl) n, sabbatverlof (nl) n, sabbatical (nl) c or n, opfrisverlof (nl) n
• Finnish: sapattivapaa, sapattivuosi
• French: année sabbatique f
• German: Sabbatjahr (de) n, Sabbatical (de) n, Langzeiturlaub m, Studienurlaub m
• Hebrew: שבתון \ שַׁבָּתוֹן m (shabatón)
• Italian: anno sabbatico m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: sabbatsår (no) n, hvileår n, kvileår n

  Nynorsk: sabbatsår n, kvileår n

• Polish: urlop (pl) m
• Portuguese: sabática (pt) f
• Russian: тво́рческий о́тпуск (tvórčeskij ótpusk)
• Spanish: sabático (es) m
• Swahili: likizo ya kunoa ubongo
• Swedish: sabbatsår (sv) n
• Turkish: Sebt, Sebt Günü
• Ukrainian: тво́рча відпу́стка (tvórča vidpústka), науко́ва відпу́стка (naukóva vidpústka)

References

• sabbatical on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English sabbatical.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈbɛ.tɪ.kəl/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: sab‧ba‧ti‧cal

Noun

sabbatical c or n (plural sabbaticals, no diminutive)

1. sabbatical (extended period of leave)

   Synonyms: sabbatsjaar, sabbatverlof, opfrisverlof