Pronunciation: s ə - ' be-l ē - ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin Sabellus Sabine
Date: 1601
1 : a member of one of a group of early Italian peoples including Sabines and Samnites
2 : one or all of several little known languages or dialects of ancient Italy presumably closely related to Oscan and Umbrian
– Sabellian adjective