Sabinus

Latin edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain. The name is said to mean "of one's own," from Proto-Indo-European *sebʰ-, *swebʰ- (“one's own”)^[1] with the suffix -īnus, but the /a/ and /b/ phonemes render this suspect. Compare sibi and the Germanic tribe name Suēbī.

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /saˈbiː.nus/, [s̠äˈbiːnʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /saˈbi.nus/, [säˈbiːnus]

Adjective edit

Sabīnus (feminine Sabīna, neuter Sabīnum); first/second-declension adjective

Sabine

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	Sabīnus	Sabīna	Sabīnum	Sabīnī	Sabīnae	Sabīna
Genitive	Sabīnī	Sabīnae	Sabīnī	Sabīnōrum	Sabīnārum	Sabīnōrum
Dative	Sabīnō	Sabīnae	Sabīnō	Sabīnīs
Accusative	Sabīnum	Sabīnam	Sabīnum	Sabīnōs	Sabīnās	Sabīna
Ablative	Sabīnō	Sabīnā	Sabīnō	Sabīnīs
Vocative	Sabīne	Sabīna	Sabīnum	Sabīnī	Sabīnae	Sabīna

Derived terms edit

herba Sabīna

Descendants edit

→ English: Sabine (learned)

Proper noun edit

Sabīnus m sg (genitive Sabīnī); second declension

A Latin cognomen (final name) of ancient Roman family, particularly a branch of the gens Titurius.

Declension edit

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Sabīnus
Genitive	Sabīnī
Dative	Sabīnō
Accusative	Sabīnum
Ablative	Sabīnō
Vocative	Sabīne

References edit

^ Shipley, The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots

[1] Shipley, The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots

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