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

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.
   • 2025 July 1, Kimanzi Constable, “What is a micro-retirement? Inside the latest Gen Z trend”, in Fast Company‎:

     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).

Translations

extended period of leave

Dutch: sabbatjaar (nl) n, sabbatsjaar (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