Sabinus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. Sabine

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

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

Derived terms

• herba Sabīna

Descendants

• → English: Sabine (learned)

Proper noun

Sabīnus m sg (genitive Sabīnī); second declension

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

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

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