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nounfirst declension

herba Sabīna

herba Sabīna f (genitive herbae Sabīnae)
Classical[ˈhɛr.ba saˈbiː.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛr.ba saˈbiː.na]

Meaning

  1. savin, Juniperus sabina

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeherba Sabīnaherbae Sabīnae
arborēs Sabīnae, Sabīnae
genitiveherbae Sabīnae
arboris Sabīnae, Sabīnae		herbārum Sabīnārum
arborum Sabīnārum, Sabīnārum
dativeherbae Sabīnae
arborī Sabīnae, Sabīnae		herbīs Sabīnīs
arboribus Sabīnīs, Sabīnīs
accusativeherbam Sabīnam
arborem Sabīnam, Sabīnam		herbās Sabīnās
arborēs Sabīnās, Sabīnās
ablativeherbā Sabīnā
arbore Sabīnā		herbīs Sabīnīs
arboribus Sabīnīs, Sabīnīs
vocativeherba Sabīnaherbae Sabīnae
arborēs Sabīnae, Sabīnae
locativeherbae Sabīnaeherbīs Sabīnīs

Origins

Literally “Sabine weed”, due to the abundance of the shrub in the Sabine territory; an epithet that later had no significance to the vulgar, hence stood alone for tree. Note also catanum (“Juniperus oxycedra”) borrowed from Sabine. Not related to sappīnus.

Descendants
  • Englishsavinfrom Old French savine
  • Old Italiansavina
  • Old Occitansavina
  • Arabicشَبِينَة
  • Proto-West Germanic*sabinā

In English words that came into English from herba Sabīna

  • savinsabīna

Quick answers

What does herba Sabīna mean in Latin?
herba Sabīna, a noun, means “savin, Juniperus sabina”.
What is the genitive of herba Sabīna?
The genitive singular is herbae Sabīnae. herba Sabīna is first declension.
How do you pronounce herba Sabīna?
In classical Latin, [ˈhɛr.ba saˈbiː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛr.ba saˈbiː.na].