Sabellius

Latin

Etymology

From Sabellus (a Roman cognomen) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sabellius m sg (genitive Sabelliī or Sabellī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Sabellius, a Roman heresiarch

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Sabellius
genitive Sabelliī
Sabellī1
dative Sabelliō
accusative Sabellium
ablative Sabelliō
vocative Sabellī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

  • Gothic: 𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍃 (sabaillius)

References

  • Sabellius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • Sabellius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.