sabata

Catalan

Etymology

Of unknown origin. Possibly from Tatar чабата (çabata, “overshoes”), ultimately either from Ottoman Turkish چاپوت (çaput, çapıt, “patchwork, tatters”), from Ottoman Turkish چاپمق (çapmak, “to slap on”), or of Iranian origin, cognate with modern Persian چپت (čapat, “a kind of traditional leather shoe”).

Influenced by Old French bot savate. Cognate with Spanish zapata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [səˈβa.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [səˈba.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [saˈba.ta]

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Noun

sabata f (plural sabates)

1. shoe

Derived terms

• preu per preu, sabates grosses
• sabatilla

References

• Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

Further reading

• “sabata” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “sabata”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “sabata” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “sabata” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Chichewa

Etymology

A borrowing introduced by the missionaries, but from an unclear source; probably Latin sabbatum or its source, Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sáˈɓa.ta/
• IPA^(key): /saˈɓa.tá/ (Southern Region)

Noun

sábata class 5 (plural masábata class 6)

1. week

   Synonym: mlungu

Noun

sábata class 9 (plural sábata class 10)

1. sabbath (in Christianity, Sunday)

Derived terms

• Lasabata (“Sunday”)

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• subatu

Etymology

From Latin sabbata, from sabbatum. Cognate with Romanian sâmbătă, Friulian sabide, Ladin sabeda, Romansch sonda, Italian sabato, French samedi, Spanish sábado.

Noun

sabata

1. Saturday

Estonian

Noun

sabata

1. abessive singular of saba