LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

sabbatum

sabbatum n (genitive sabbatī)
Classical[ˈsab.ba.tũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsab.ba.tum]

Meaning

  1. neuterSabbath (the Jewish day of rest, i.e., the biblical seventh day of the week)
  2. EcclesiasticalLate LatinLatinneuterSaturday

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesabbatumsabbata
genitivesabbatīsabbatōrum
dativesabbatōsabbatīs
accusativesabbatumsabbata
ablativesabbatōsabbatīs
vocativesabbatumsabbata

sabbătum, i, n., and, more freq., sab-băta, ōrum, n., = σάββατα (orig. Heb. ).
I. Lit.
A. In gen., the day of rest among the Jews, the Sabbath; considered by the Romans to have been ordained as a fast-day. Plur. form, Just. 36, 2, 14; August. ap. Suet. Aug. 76; Plin. 31, 2, 18, § 24; Vulg. Matt. 12, 1 et saep.—
B. In partic., as a name for the seventh day of the week, Saturday, Suet. Tib. 32; Sen. Ep. 95 med.—Sing. form, Hier. Ep. 121, 4; Vulg. Matt. 12, 1; id. Luc. 13, 14; id. Johan. 9, 16. —
II. Transf., of other Jewish holidays, Ov. R. Am. 220; Pers. 5, 184; Juv. 6, 159: tricesima, i. e. the new moon (said poet. for a Jewish holiday in general), Hor. S. 1, 9, 69; cf. Orell. and Wüstem. ad Heind. ad h. 1.

Origins

From Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton, “Sabbath”), from Biblical Hebrew שַׁבָּת (šabbāṯ, “Sabbath”).

Elsewhere
  • Catalansàbat
  • EnglishSabbathfrom Old English sabbat
  • Frenchsabbatfrom Old French sabat
  • Englishsabbatfrom Old French sabat
  • Frenchchabbatfrom Old French sabat
  • Frenchshabbatfrom Old French sabat
  • GermanSabbathfrom Middle High German sābāot
  • Italiansabba
  • Portuguesesabá
  • Portuguesesabbat
Italo-Romance
  • Italiansabato
  • Italiansabbato
  • Italiansabbito
  • Corsicansàbatu
  • Thaiสะบาโตfrom Italian sabato
  • Siciliansàbbatu
  • Siciliansavi
Insular Romance
  • Sardiniansàbadu
  • Sardiniansàbudu
  • Sardiniansàpatu
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Portuguesesábadofrom Old Galician-Portuguese sabado
  • Spanishsábado
  • Aragonesesabado
  • Asturiansábadu
  • Galiciansábadofrom Old Galician-Portuguese sabado
  • Guinea-Bissau Creolesabadufrom Old Galician-Portuguese sabado
  • Kabuverdianusabadufrom Old Galician-Portuguese sabado
  • Kadiwéuxaabadofrom Old Galician-Portuguese sabado
  • Nheengatusaurúfrom Old Galician-Portuguese sabado
  • Tetumloron-sábadufrom Old Galician-Portuguese sabado
Dalmatian
  • unknownsabata
  • unknownsubatu
Padanian
  • Emiliansabat
  • Emiliansàbot
  • Emiliansabet
  • Emiliansâbet
  • Friuliansabide
  • Friuliansàbide
  • Ladinsabeda
  • Liguriansâbo
  • Lombardsabat
  • Lombardsàbot

Quick answers

What does sabbatum mean in Latin?
sabbatum, a noun, means “Sabbath (the Jewish day of rest, i.e., the biblical seventh day of the week); Saturday”.
What is the genitive of sabbatum?
The genitive singular is sabbatī. sabbatum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce sabbatum?
In classical Latin, [ˈsab.ba.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsab.ba.tum].