Sabellius

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /saˈbel.li.us/, [s̠äˈbɛlːʲiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate 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

• → 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.