Sabellius

Latin

Etymology

From Sabellus (“a Roman cognomen”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /saˈbel.li.us/, [s̠äˈbɛlːʲiʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /saˈbel.li.us/, [säˈbɛlːius]

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.

Case Singular
Nominative Sabellius
Genitive Sabelliī
Sabellī1
Dative Sabelliō
Accusative Sabellium
Ablative Sabelliō
Vocative Sabellī

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

Descendants

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